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Geology

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Course Unit Code541-0122/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAR31prof. Ing. Marian Marschalko, Ph.D.
SKU41prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.
POR041Ing. Michal Matloch Porzer, Ph.D.
Summary
Geology - disciplines and methods. The rock cycle. Endogenous and exogenous dynamic of the Earth. Earth crust - plate tectonics. Fundamental principles of stratigraphy and sedimentology - bedding, formations etc. Secondary structures - Fold, Faults and other records of rock deformation. Earthquakes. Magmatism - magma and classification of magmatic body`s structures. Volcanism. Metamorphosis. Exogenous dynamic - weathering, erosion, soil profiles. Surface processes. Mass wasting - preventing landslides. Hydrologic cycle and groundwater - fundamental principles of mutual interaction.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to master the essential features of construction and development of the Earth, an understanding of the geological cycle and principles of the functioning of endogenous and exogenous geological processes.
Course Contents
Geology - disciplines and methods. The rock cycle. Endogenous and exogenous
dynamic of the Earth. Earth crust - plate tectonics. Fundamental principles of stratigraphy and sedimentology - bedding, formations etc. Secondary
structures - Fold, Faults and other records of rock deformation. Earthquakes. Magmatism - magma and classification of magmatic body`s structures. Volcanism.
Metamorphosis. Exogenous dynamic - weathering, erosion, soil profiles. Surface processes. Mass wasting - preventing landslides. Hydrologic cycle and
groundwater - fundamental principles of mutual interaction.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Grotzinger J. et al. (2007): Understanding Earth, 5th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company.
Plummer Ch.C., McGeary The Late D., Carlson D.H. (2004): Physical Geology, McGraw Hill Higher Education, Boston.
Kumpera, O. a kol. (1988): Všeobecná geologie, SNTL Praha.
Cháb, J. a kol. (1983): Desková tektonika, Knihovna ÚÚG Praha.
http://geologie.vsb.cz/jelinek/nauka.htm
http://geologie.vsb.cz/geologie/default.htm
FOLDYNA J., GRMELA A.(1988): Cvičení z geologie. - ES VŠB v Ostravě, 168 s.
Grotzinger J. et al. (2007): Understanding Earth, 5th edition, W.H. Freeman and Company.
Recommended Reading:
MARSCHALKO, M.: Engineering geology. VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Geological Engineering, 2005.
ZAMARSKÝ V., KUDĚLÁSKOVÁ M., SLIVKA V. (1990): Mineralogie a petrografie. - ES VŠB v Ostravě, 313 s. JELÍNEK, J.: http://geologie.vsb.cz/jelinek/nauka.htm
MARSCHALKO, M. a kol.: http://geologie.vsb.cz/geologie/default.htm
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18