Course: Geology for Biology Students

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Course title Geology for Biology Students
Course code CBG/9MIPE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial + Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vočadlová Klára, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Mergl Michal, Prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Geological sciences. Geochemistry. 2. Mineralogy general and special (crystallography). 3. Chemical and physical characteristic of minerals. 4. Mineralogical system: principes. Elements, Sulphides. 5. Oxides, hydroxides. Carbonates. Sulphates. 6. Phosphates. Silicates. Organolites. 7. Mineral paragenesis (magmatic, hypergenic and metamorphic origin). 8. Petrology general (rock classification, textures and structures of rocks). 9. Magmatic rocks. 10. Sedimentary rocks. 11. Metamorphic rocks. 12. Pedology, classification of soils. 13. Facies.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
know principes of anorganic chemistry at secondary school level
know main minerals and mineral composition of principal rocks
know main geological processes on the Earth
Skills
be able to work with text in a textbook
determine common minerals after their shape and physical properties
be able to work with geographical map
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain principes of mineral and rock origin
define selected common minerals and rocks including their position in s mineralogic system
know minerals and rock as raw sources
acquire knowledce of principes of rock classification
explain importance of rock for soil origin and biosphere
Skills
determine minerals and rocks by their physical-chemical properties
explain the geological map
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Encyklopedický slovník geologických věd. Sv. 1, A-M. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1983.
  • Dudek, Arnošt; Malkovský, Miroslav; Suk, Miloš. Atlas hornin. 2. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1984.
  • HAZEN, Robert M. Příběh Země. Praha: Beta-Dobrovský, Ševčík, 2015. ISBN 978-80-200-2401-5.
  • HEJTMAN, Bohuslav. Petrografie. Praha: SNTL/ALFA, 1977.
  • HOLUB, František. Obecná a magmatická petrologie. Praha: Karolinum., 2002. ISBN 80-246-0614-3.
  • KACHLÍK, Václav a CHLUPÁČ, Ivo. Základy geologie. Historická geologie.. Praha: Karolinum., 2000. ISBN 382-156-00.
  • SCHUMANN, Walter. Minerály se systémem rychlého určování. Dpbrovský-Ševčík, Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7306-772-4.
  • SKOČEK, Vladimír. Petrologie sedimentů. Praha: Univerzita Karlova., 1993.
  • Slavík, František. Mineralogie. Praha : Academia, 1974.
  • VELEBIL, Dalibor. Minerály pod nohama, v průmyslu a ve sbírkách. Praha: Academia, 2012. ISBN 978-80-200-2093-2.
  • Zamarský, V. et al. Mineralogie a petrografie. VŠB Ostrava, 1990.


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