課程資訊
課程名稱
地球歷史
Earth History 
開課學期
112-2 
授課對象
理學院  地質科學系  
授課教師
施路易 
課號
Geo2003 
課程識別碼
204E49040 
班次
 
學分
3.0 
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
必帶 
上課時間
星期二2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
中庭大講堂 
備註
本課程以英語授課。與李紅春、林日白合授
總人數上限:60人
外系人數限制:5人 
 
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課程概述

The lecture subjects, shown below, generally follow the content of the textbook by Martin (2013, shown bleow), supplemented with materials of Stanley (2009), with relevant chapters listed to the right:

1.Introduction & Earth systems (Chapters 1 & 2)
2.Sedimentary rocks & environments (Chapter 3)
3.Time and Stratigraphy (Chapter 5)
4.Evolution and extinction (Chapter 4)
5.Plate Tectonics (Chapter 6)
6.Hadean and Archean (Chapter 7)
7.Origin of life and Big bang (Chapters 8 & 10)
8.Proterozoic (Chapter 9)
Midterm
9.Early to Middle Paleozoic (Chapter 11)
10.Late Paleozoic (Chapter 12)
11.Mesozoic (Chapter 13)
12.Paleogene (Chapter 14)
13.Neogene (Chapter 15)
14.Holocene climate change (Chapter 16)
15.Humans and Earth systems (Chapter 17)
16.Days of future past (Chapter 18)
Final

*Modifications may be made during the course. 

課程目標
This course is designed to elucidate the fundamentals of Earth History and to provide an introduction to the state-of-art developments. The students will learn the basic tenets of Earth History and become exposed to the major events of each geological time period.  
課程要求
Midterm and final exams. Weekly homework and quizzes in class.  
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 
指定閱讀
 
參考書目
[Major]
Martin, R., 2013, Earth’s Evolving Systems- The History of Planet Earth: Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, Massechussts, 698 p.
[Other Reference]
Stanley, S. M., 2009, Earth System History (3rd ed.), Freeman, New York, 551 p.  
評量方式
(僅供參考)
   
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
2/20  Introduction & Earth systems 
第2週
2/27  Sedimentary environments  
第3週
3/5  Time and Stratigraphy 
第4週
3/12  History of Matter & Climate (I)  
第5週
3/19  History of the Crust  
第6週
3/26  Origin of Life (I) & Marine Realm 
第7週
4/2  Evolution & Extinction  
第8週
4/9  Midterm exam 
第9週
4/16  History of Climate (II) 
第10週
4/23  History of Life (II) (Porifera, Cnidaria, Bryozoa) 
第11週
4/30  History of Life (III) Arthropods & Echinoderms etc.  
第12週
5/7  History of Life (IV) Mollusks, etc. 
第13週
5/14  History of Life (V) Plants & Vertebrates 
第14週
5/21  Quaternary Earth system 
第15週
5/28  Human evolution & Current and Future Earth 
第16週
6/4  Final exam