Essentials of Geology

This brief, non-technical introduction to physical geology features geologic events, their implications for the planet, and the commercial applications of of geology. It also includes an art package drawn by a field geologist and a chapter on historical geology.

Stanley Chernicoff received his B.A. degree in Political Science from the City University of New York. After taking a geology class in his final year of school, he was inspired to pursue further study in this field. He subsequently entered the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, geology program where he received his doctorate in Glacial and Quaternary Geology under the guidance of one of America's preeminent glacial geologists, Dr. H.E.Wright.Since 1981, Chernicoff has been a member of the faculty of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle where he has won several teaching awards. At the university, he has taught classes in Physical Geology, the Great Ice Ages, and the Geology of the Pacific Northwest to more than 20,000 students and has trained hundreds of graduate teaching assistants in the art of bringing geology alive for non-majors.