The Nature of Earth : an Introduction to Geology, Part 1 of 3
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"Science & mathematics"--Container cover insert.
Course no. 1700.
Course guidebooks laid in each of three containers.
Course guidebooks contain outlines of each 30 minute lecture.
Part 1. Lecture 1. Origin of the universe -- Lecture 2. Origin of the solar system -- Lecture 3. Continental drift -- Lecture 4. Plate tectonics -- L:ecture 5. The formation of minerals -- Lecture 6. Classification of minerals -- Lecture 7. The identification of minerals -- Lecture 8. Kinds of rocks -- Lecture 9. Sedimentary rocks -- Lecture 10. Metamorphic rocks -- Lecture 11. Volcanic activity -- Lecture 12. Phases of volcanic activity.
Taught by: Professor John J. Renton, West Virginia University.
These 36 half-hour lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time.
DVD, Region 1.
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PUBLISHED
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + course guidebook (22 cm.).
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Teaching Company.
SUBJECTS
Geology.
Earth sciences.