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For Introductory Physical Geology Courses
From the renowned Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa team, the Twelfth Edition of Essentials of Geology continues to elevate its readability, art program, focus on basic principles and instructor flexibility. This revision incorporates what has historically made the text a best seller with a new active learning approach throughout each chapter, which offers students a structured learning path and provides a reliable, consistent framework for mastering the chapter concepts.
It also includes new additions to its learning path, mobile field trips, and visual program.
This program will provide an engaging learning experience for your students. Here's how:
· Teach with an active learning path that emphasizes learning objectives, tie questions back to objectives, ask students to analyze, synthesize, and critically think about core concepts, and break down chapter content.
· Engage students with an art program that supports a structured learning path with its bold magazine-like design.
List of contents
- 1. An Introduction to Geology
- 2. Matter and Minerals
- 3. Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity
- 4. Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards
- 5. Weathering and Soils
- 6. Sedimentary Rocks
- 7. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
- 8. Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity
- 9. Running Water
- 10. Groundwater
- 11. Glaciers and Glaciation
- 12. Deserts and Wind
- 13. Shorelines
- 14. Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
- 15. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds
- 16. Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor
- 17. Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
- 18. Geologic Time
- 19. Earth’s Evolution through Geologic Time
- 20. Global Climate Change
- Appendix A Metric and English Units Compared
- Appendix B Topographic Maps
- Appendix C Landforms of the Conterminous United States
- Glossary
- Index
About the author
Frederick K. Lutgens ist emeritierter Professor für Geowissenschaften am Illinois Central College und Verfasser einer Vielzahl erfolgreicher Lehrbücher der Geologie.
Edward J. Tarbuck ist emeritierter Professor für Geowissenschaften am Illinois Central College und Verfasser einer Vielzahl erfolgreicher Lehrbücher der Geologie.
Summary
For Introductory Physical Geology Courses
From the renowned Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa team, the 12th Edition of Essentials of Geology continues to elevate its readability, art program, focus on basic principles and instructor flexibility. This revision incorporates what has historically made the text a best seller with a new active learning approach throughout each chapter, which offers students a structured learning path and provides a reliable, consistent framework for mastering the chapter concepts.
It also includes new additions to its learning path, mobile field trips, and visual program.
