◎片　　名　实用地质学 Practical Geology 

◎年　　代　2023

◎产　　地   英国

◎类　　别　纪录

◎语　　言　英语

◎主　　演　

◎简　　介

Taught by Professor James F. P. Cotter of the University of Minnesota, Morris, this course teaches you the fundamentals of field geology. You learn the basics of rocks, minerals, and landforms, and how to apply this knowledge to read an outcrop, find and prepare fossils, assess soil and groundwater, prospect for gems and ore, and much more. "Have you ever picked up a rock and admired its colors, crystals, and texture, and thought, "How did it get this way?" Or have you ever driven by an unusual landform and wondered, "Why is it like that?" These questions have surprisingly deep answers that can encompass a significant fraction of Earth's 4.6-billion-year history. Such revelations come from the science of geology, but you don't have to be a professional geologist to look at a rock or a landscape and read its amazing story. These and a multitude of other observations and insights are presented in fascinating detail in Practical Geology, 24 half-hour lectures that take you from your backyard to geologic sites around the world, through eons of time, and even to another planet. Geologist James F. P. Cotter of the University of Minnesota, Morris, is your instructor. A multi-award-winning teacher, James presents an enlightening guide to elementary geology, expertly conducting you through dozens of on-camera demonstrations, showing off scores of rock samples, and advising you where to go and what to take to make geology an exciting and integral part of your life.

本课程由明尼苏达大学莫里斯分校的 James F. P. Cotter 教授授课，教授您野外地质学的基础知识。您将学习岩石、矿物和地貌的基础知识，以及如何应用这些知识来读取露头、查找和准备化石、评估土壤和地下水、勘探宝石和矿石等等。 “你是否曾经拿起一块岩石，欣赏它的颜色、晶体和纹理，然后想：“它是怎么变成这样的？”或者你是否曾经开车经过一个不寻常的地貌，并想知道：“为什么它是这样的？”这些问题有着令人惊讶的深刻答案，涵盖了地球 46 亿年历史的很大一部分。此类启示来自地质学，但您不必成为专业地质学家才能观察岩石或景观。阅读它的精彩故事。《实用地质学》中以引人入胜的细节呈现了这些以及其他大量的观察和见解，这是 24 个半小时的讲座，带您从您的后院到世界各地的地质遗址，穿越亿万年的时间，甚至到另一个世界。明尼苏达大学莫里斯分校的地质学家詹姆斯·F·P·科特 (James F. P. Cotter) 是您的导师，他是一位屡获殊荣的老师，他为您提供了一本启发性的基础地质学指南，通过数十个镜头演示，向您展示了许多知识。岩石样本，并建议您去哪里以及采取什么措施，使地质学成为您生活中令人兴奋且不可或缺的一部分。