Course title
地学   [Geology]
Course category technology speciality courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 14  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 021934
Instructor(s)
渡部 真人   [WATABE Mahito]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Engineering Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
In these lectures, the instructor will give the basic knowledge of origin and structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics theory, the evolutionary history of organisms and environmental changes. They are the basis for present-day environmental issues.
The lectures will be given by the use of texts and multimedia, with the latest results of scientific researches on the Earth. The relationships among the Earth Science phenomena will be understood by attending students to have a perspective of the future world.
Expected Learning
1. Understand the origin and structure of the planet Earth and process geological history.
2. Understand the evolution of organisms and is relationships with environmental change.
3. Correctly understand the mechanism of environmental changes in the Earth, to have a perspective of the future of the planet.
Course schedule
1. Guidance to the lectures, and introducing an example of research in Earth Science - Expedition to the Gobi desert, Mongolia for Dinosaur researches.
2. Beginning of the Cosmos and origin of the solar system.
3. Origin of the Earth.
4. Structure of the Earth.
5. Eath's composition - materials and chemistry.
6. Plate tectonics - Drifting continents.
7. Earthquake and Volcanism - their effects on human life.
8. Chronology of the Earth - Dating of geologic phenomena.
9. Mid-term exam with a summary of the previous lectures.
10. Environmental changes on the Earth's surface and natural hazards caused by them.
11. Evolution of organisms part 1 - Origin of life and its effects on the early environments.
12. Evolution of organisms part 2 - Diversity and mass extinction of life.
13. Geological development of Japanese islands.
14. Future of the Earth - summary, and discussion.
15. Ending exam and commentary on it.
Prerequisites
You will review the lectures referring to the keywords shown there.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Textbook: "Atarashii Koukou Chigaku no Kyokasho" (New textbook of the Earth Science in high school), KODANSHA Publisher, 2006, 1350 JPY, ISBN 978-4062575102
References
Not specified. They will be shown if needed.
Assessment/Grading
Attendance (20%), Mid-term exam (or report assignment) (30%), Ending exam (or assignment) (50%).
Message from instructor(s)
Basic scientific knowledge is the basis for an understanding of natural environments surrounding us, such as global warming and natural hazards. The lecture will be given with examples of Earth phenomena close to us, by plain words, avoiding specialized terminologies. You will understand the phenomena from the viewpoint of your major.
Course keywords
Origin of the Earth, Plate Tectonics, Change of Earth Environments, Evolution of Organisms, Natural Hazards
Office hours
After each class, at lecture room.
Remarks 1
This course is taught by a part-time lecturer. Once the employment of the part-time lecturer is confirmed, this syllabus may be modified. In this case, the official version is the modified syllabus.
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
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12/25/2019 6:51:39 PM