"The topics covered in this book have been arranged so that students can build their knowledge of geology on a foundation of overarching principles. Thus, the book starts by considering how the Earth formed, and how it is structured, overall, from its surface to its center. With…
"'The Evolving Earth' is a higher education geology textbook, aiming to teach evolution to non-majors. The book will emphasize popular topics such as dinosaurs, mass extinctions, ice ages, climate change, and the origins of Earth and life"--
"'The Evolving Earth' is a higher education geology textbook, aiming to teach evolution to non-majors. The book will emphasize popular topics such as dinosaurs, mass extinctions, ice ages, climate change, and the origins of Earth and life"
"'The Evolving Earth' is a higher education geology textbook, aiming to teach evolution to non-majors. The book will emphasize popular topics such as dinosaurs, mass extinctions, ice ages, climate change, and the origins of Earth and life"--
Proporciona a los estudiantes una comprensión básica de la Geología moderna. Se hace un especial énfasis, con numerosos ejemplos, de cómo la Geología se relaciona con el Medio Ambiente e interacciona, de forma inevitable, con los seres vivos, entre ellos los seres humanos y su s…
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Introduction to earth. The origin of the elements and earth -- Earth systems and cycles -- Fundamental earth materials. Minerals -- Mineral crystals -- Igneous petrology and the nature of magmas -- Plutonic rocks -- Volcanoes and their products -- Sediments and sedimentary rocks…
There is a large and growing need for a textbook that can form the basis for integrated classes that look at minerals, rocks, and other Earth materials. Despite the need, no high-quality book is available for such a course. Earth Materials is a wide-ranging undergraduate textboo…
by Reynolds, Stephen J., Johnson, Julia K., Morin, Paul J., Carter, Charles M.
