You will receive immediate access after you purchase. You will receive two emails. The first email is your order confirmation and the second email contains your login instructions. Details: Print Product. It consists entirely of lab exercises that have been used and refined as necessary for over 20 years in the Introduction to Weather and Climate course at Salisbury University. A particular strength of the manual is that it covers the key topics with more in-text explanation and instruction than is found in most other manuals.
However, the effective utilization of this book can be limited in the absence of a computer and internet access. This text book will be very useful for students majoring in Geology, and too detailed for non-major students. While the key concepts of Earth's material and processes were adequately discussed, their applications in everyday life were not addressed sufficiently. This book is very relevant for Introduction to Geology Laboratory classes.
However, the heavy utilization of Google Earth software for completing exercises can affect its longevity. Examples utilized in the book are mostly local, which is good for students in the United States, but limit its appeal in other parts of the world.
Furthermore, the laboratory kit needed to complete exercises can restrict the utilization of the book without access to the specific kit. This book goes into a lot of details that may not be appealing to non-major students and may be challenging for students without some instructor overview. The quality of illustrations in the book are inconsistent. The font used for numbers are also confusing, distinction between subscripts and some normal numbers are not clear.
Terminologies used in the book are very consistent and conventional. Key terms and learning outcomes are clearly listed in the introduction section of all chapters and clearly highlighted when defined within the text. The book is generally well arranged into chapters, with logical sequence of sections and sub sections for different topics of discussion.
The book conforms to the outline of most introduction to geology textbooks, with the exception of the chapters on Water and Climate Change.
Readers should logically be taken through the basics of rock types and structures before being introduced to Water and Climate Change. The resolution of most topographic maps included in the book are poor, this can make reading very challenging. Some images used in the book also have very poor resolution, zooming in on the PDF file to get clearer images leads to pixelation. The font style used for numbers is inappropriate as subscripts representation varies from number to number.
I suggest the font styles for numbers should be changed in the revision of this book to bring clarity to numbers. It will also be a good idea to include more examples of structures and features other parts of the work to enhance the global appeal of the book. This book was written to serve as a laboratory manual for an introductory-level physical geology course, focusing on Earth materials rocks and minerals and basic Earth processes volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain formation.
The content is very The content is very traditional in its coverage and connects to many of the Earth Science Literacy Principles. I do not see errors in how the content is presented. One of the relevance pieces I examined is the ability to use all of the materials in the PDF file. One example is on page , the lab exercise for minerals.
The text describes a required kit for students to purchase that is a customized kit pre-prepared. There is a risk for how long these kits can be purchased for the longevity for the identification exercises.
I am also surprised to see that the authors do not send students to the websites of geological organizations that have a wealth of databases and supporting multimedia content to support the learning Section 6. The text for each laboratory exercise is packed with material and a short amount of space. I do caution that for students having their first introduction to geology, they may not have a full understanding of the content just from reading what is provided here. The terms are used consistently but are briefly defined in the text.
Although most laboratory manuals do not have a glossary, students may get frustrated not knowing the terminology from exercise to exercise, especially if an instructor decides to jump around or skip some of these laboratory sections. There are headings in each section for the practice questions and the actual, graded questions. Some of the practice question sections are quite long with pages of multiple-choice questions for students.
The order of the topics for the laboratory exercises is appropriate for this manual and follows a traditional outline seen in many laboratory manuals. The book is one PDF file. There are several topographic maps that have been scanned and included in the book that are not at the highest resolution, which could be difficult for students to read, certainly to print off.
As USGS topo maps are online, it would be helpful to link to the online database and encourage students to learn how to search and download the maps for themselves. As this is a laboratory manual that focuses on Earth materials and resources, and does not address societal relevance or connections, there is no cultural relevance to evaluate.
As the Earth Science Literacy Principles encourage the human connection to Earth materials and processes, I feel this is a missed opportunity to mention in the manual not necessarily as a separate exercise, but as a final wrap-up perhaps at the end of each exercise.
Instructors are strongly encouraged to go through and complete each exercise before having students complete each one, then perhaps develop some additional questions for students that are higher order on Bloom's Taxonomic Scale.
This textbook is a comprehensive lab manual for the core curriculum Introductory Geosciences classes with both informational content and laboratory exercises.
Topics include basic laws and theories in Geology, the Earth's interior and plate tectonics, water and climate change, igneous rocks and volcanoes, and earthquakes. Bradley Deline is a professor in paleontology at the University of West Georgia. I specialize in fossil echinoderms, with a particular focus on Ordovician crinoids.
Presents interactive computer modules as JAVA applets. Revises the accompanying CD to increase the compatibility of the software with updated browsers and computers. Adds exercises on climate change and its causes.
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