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Lecturer(s)
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Lulák Martin, Mgr.
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Hais Martin, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Kučera Tomáš, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: 1) Introduction to geology, history of research, basic paradigms 2) Basics of planetology, origin and development of the solar system 3) Earth structure, basics of plate tectonics, development of continents and oceans, earthquakes 4) The origin of life and its development during the existence of the Earth, the basic fossils. 5) Rocks and minerals and their genesis (vuclanism, sedimentology, metamorphism) - 2 lectures 6) Dating the geological past using rocks and minerals, climate history of Earth 7) Geomorphology of the Earth - Weathering and erosion and their impact on the natural environment - 2 lectures 8) Climate and nature evolution of Earth during the Quaternary 9) Basics of regional geology and working with geological maps - the main regional-geological units of the Czech Republic 10) Use of geological knowledge in the biological research Content of practices: One-day-long excursion to selected geologically interesting place).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, Excursion
- Class attendance
- 36 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 8 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Involve students in active observation and understanding of geological phenomena and processes, including the application of this observation in biological disciplines.
Graduate will be able after successful completion: - identify the most abundant rocks and minerals, including their genesis and basic physical and chemical properties, - recognize the basic groups of fossils and classify them in time - understand the basics of the theory of plate tectonics and describe the paleogeographic development of continents and oceans - describe the development of life on Earth and connect it with the main chronostratigraphic units - be able to recognize the main geomorphological landforms and their genesis - basically orientate in geological maps and actively use them for their own research - basic orientation in regional-geological units of the Czech Republic - know the basic dating methods and possibilities of their applications in research.
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Prerequisites
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The course assumes knowledge at the level of secondary school.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Test
Credit in the form of a test, oral exam and compulsory participation in a one-day excursion.
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Recommended literature
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Burnie, D. et al. Prehistorie. Knižní Klub, 2010.
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Hartmann, W.K. Moons & Planets. Brooks/Cole, 2005.
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Tarbuck, Edward J.; Lutgens, Frederick K. Earth : an introduction to physical geology : Cram101 textbook outlines. 7th ed. [United States] : Academic Internet Publishers, 2007. ISBN 1-4288-3090-1.
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Thurman, H.V., Trujillo, A.P. Oceánografie. Computer Press, 2005.
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