Description
Book SynopsisFred Lutgens and Ed Tarbuck have been good friends and colleagues since 1970. Between them, they have more than 57 years of experience teaching geology to undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring professors. They share a special interest in introducing geology to beginning students and a belief in the value of field experiences for students of all levels.
Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science, in 1976. That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now going into its 15th edition. In 1983, as the 1st edition of Earth was being prepared, gifted geology illustrator Dennis Tasa joined the author team. Since then the three have collaborated on more than twenty projects. Not only do Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa work well together creatively; they also
Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to Geology
2. Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds
3. Matter and Minerals
4. Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity
5. Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards
6. Weathering and Soils
7. Sedimentary Rocks
8. Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
9. Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
10. Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor
11. Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
12. Mass Movement on Slopes: The Work of Gravity
13. Running Water
14. Groundwater
15. Glaciers and Glaciation
16. Deserts and Wind
17. Shorelines
18. Geologic Time
19. Earth’s Evolution Through Geologic Time
20. Global Climate Change
Appendix: Metric and English Units Compared
