Essentials of Geology (with In-TERRA-Active 2.0 CD-ROM) - Softcover

Wicander, Reed; Monroe, James S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534547745 ISBN 13: 9780534547745

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1998

Synopsis

Reed Wicander and James S. Monroe give geology a real-world perspective in this lively and engaging text. You'll find everything your students need to know - from plate tectonics to minerals to volcanism to earthquakes-in this concise volume. Essentials of Geology provides your students with a basic understanding of geology and its processes, with and emphasis on plate tectonics and the role that shifting plates have on the Earth's dynamic systems. The text also has all the extra features you're looking for in an introductory volume: Internet integration, built-in study skills sections, stimulating Point to Ponder questions, and exceptional illustrations and photos throughout. Deftly woven into the narrative are historical, economic, and environmental themes that help students understand the principles of system interdependence that hold the key to Earth's balance.

About this title

About the Authors

Reed Wicander is a geology professor at Central Michigan University, where he teaches Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Prehistoric Life, and Invertebrate Paleontology and was previously chair of the department. He obtained his B.A. at San Diego State University and his Ph.D. at UCLA. His main research interests involve various aspects of Paleozoic palynology, specifically the study of acritarchs, on which he has published numerous papers. He is a past president of the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists and currently a councilor of the International Federation of Palynological Societies and chair of the Acritarch Subcommission of the Commission Internationale de Microflore du Paleozoique. He has coauthored several geology textbooks with James S. Monroe.

James S. Monroe is Professor Emeritus of Geology at Central Michigan University, where he taught Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Prehistoric Life, and Stratigraphy and Sedimentology beginning in 1975 and served as chair of the Geology department. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Montana. He has coauthored several textbooks with Reed Wicander and has interests in Cenozoic geology and geologic education. Monroe now lives in Chico, California, where he remains active in geology by teaching courses to a large group of retirees.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534547745
• ISBN 13: 9780534547745
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 456