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課程名稱 |
古生物學
Paleontology |
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開課學期 |
102-1 |
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授課對象 |
理學院 地質科學系 |
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授課教師 |
魏國彥 |
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課號 |
Geo5091 |
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課程識別碼 |
224 U2290 |
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班次 |
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學分 |
2 |
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全/半年 |
半年 |
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必/選修 |
選修 |
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上課時間 |
星期三7,8(14:20~16:20) |
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上課地點 |
共403 |
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備註 |
總人數上限：20人 |
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Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1021paleontology |
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核心能力關聯 |
核心能力與課程規劃關聯圖 |
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課程概述 |
1. Introduction
2. The Nature of Science
3. The Fossil Record
4. Populations and Species
5. Fossils and Evolution
6. Functional Morphology
7. Paleoecology
8. Micropaleontology
9. Mid-Term (Presentation Proposal)
10. Molluscs-1
11. Molluscs-2
12. Biostratigraphy
13. Nannofossil Biostratigraphy in Taiwan
14. Application of Paleontology for Petroleum Geology
15. Student Presentations
16. Final Exam |
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課程目標 |
瞭解古生物學的基本學理 |
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課程要求 |
透過文獻的閱讀與課堂的討論，以瞭解古生物學的基本學理與應用。 |
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預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
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指定閱讀 |
課程選讀章節引自下列之書籍：
(a) Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters, by Donald R. Prothero (2007), Columbia University Press.
(b) Principles of Paleontology, 3rd edition, by M. Foote & A. I. Miller (2007), W.H. Freeman.
(c) Bringing Fossils to Life: An Introduction to Paleobiology, 2nd edition, by Donald R. Prothero (2004), McGraw-Hill.
(d) Understanding Fossils: An Introduction to Invertebrate Palaeontology, by Peter Doyle (1996)
(e) Applied Palaeontology, by Robert Wynn Jones (2006), Cambridge University Press. |
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參考書目 |
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評量方式
(僅供參考) |
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No. |
項目 |
百分比 |
說明 |
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1. |
Mid-Term |
30% |
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2. |
Final Exam |
30% |
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3. |
Term Paper and Presentation |
15% |
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4. |
pre-view abstract and homework |
30% |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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第1週 |
9/11 |
Introduction |
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第2週 |
9/18 |
The Nature of Science
(Evolution: What the Fossil Say and Why It Matters, Ch.1, p.2-23) |
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第3週 |
9/25 |
The Fossil Record (Bring Fossil to Life, Ch. 1, p.4-19) |
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第4週 |
10/02 |
Populations and Species (Principles of Paleontology 3rd ed., Ch. 3, p.61-84) |
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第5週 |
10/09 |
Fossils and Evolution (Understanding Fossils, Ch. 4, p.67-92) |
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第6週 |
10/16 |
Functional Morphology (Bring Fossil to Life, Ch. 7, p.96-117) |
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第7週 |
10/23 |
Paleoecology (Bring Fossil to Life, Ch. 8, p.118-135, 141-147) |
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第8週 |
10/30 |
Micropaleontology (Bring Fossil to Life, Ch. 11, p.188-213) |
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第9週 |
11/06 |
Mid-Term (term paper proposal) |
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第10週 |
11/13 |
Biostratigraphy (Bring Fossil to Life, Ch. 10, p.168-185) |
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第11週 |
11/20 |
Molluscs-1 (Bring Fossil to Life, Ch. 15, p.281-317) |
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第12週 |
11/27 |
Molluscs-2 (Bring Fossil to Life, Ch. 15, p.281-317) |
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第13週 |
12/04 |
Nannofossil Biostratigraphy in Taiwan (Neogene: 謝 & 黃, 2003, 台灣鑛業, p.17-32;
Quaternary: 洪 & 謝, 2007, 地調所特刊, p.51-83) |
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第14週 |
12/11 |
休息一週 |
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第15週 |
12/18 |
Application of Paleontology for Petroleum Geology (Applied Paleontology, p.306-333) |
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第16週 |
12/25 |
Term paper presentations |
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第17週 |
01/01 |
New Year (no class) |
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第18週 |
01/08 |
Final Exam |
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