Physical Geology provides a good overview of the discipline and its interlinked parts. It provides an introduction into the broad range of topics within the realm of geology. It describes many of the general principles with emphasis on both surface and internal processes of the earth. The course also provides the hands on experience dealing with many of the same topics as the lecture material. Students will work with real samples of minerals and rocks.
The topics covered in this course range over the broad vista of geology. It discusses individual minerals, the rocks made of these minerals, the conditions under which these rocks originate and are altered as part of mountain building processes, and the destruction of rocks during mechanical, chemical, and biological attack.
- Teacher: Ngoc Pham