Details of ES1101 (Autumn 2016)
Level: 1 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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ES1101 | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Supriyo Mitra, Tapabrato Sarkar |
Syllabus |
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Plate Tectonics The Kinetic Earth, Analyzing Plate Boundaries: Major types, Deformation at Boundaries: Faulting & Earthquake Sources, Deformation at Depths: Folding, Rock cycle: Minerals, Igneous rocks and volcanoes, Metamorphic rocks, Surface processes: Weathering & erosion, Sedimentary rocks, Ocean: The great buffer and sink, Treasure from the rock: Igneous and metamorphic rocks, Coal, Petroleum and natural gas, Time scale-relative and absolute, History of life through time. Earth sciences and society, the human impact on Earths environment. |
References |
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1.Press, Siever, Grotzinger & Jordan: Understanding Earth; W.H. Freeman & Co., NY, 2004 (4th Ed).
2.The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics: 2nd Ed, CMR Fowler, Cambridge University Press, 2005. 3.Anderson, Don L. Theory of the Earth. Blackwell Scientific Publications. (download book from: http://authors.library.caltech.edu/25018/) |
Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
4 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
5 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
6 | MS | 1 | Core |
7 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |
8 | RS | 2 | Not Allowed |