GVG270 V22 Petrologi

Välkommen till kursen GVG270 Petrologi, 7,5 hp, VT22

Welcome to the course GVG270 Petrology, 7.5 credits, Spring 2022

 

 

Schedule (Preliminary until two weeks before the course starts)

Course Syllabus

Reading list

 

This course consists of different elements, book chapters, lectures, on-site rock identification practicals and on-site microscopy. Furthermore, I offer you question and answer sessions as well as individual meetings in order to clarify potentially open questions. In order to enable you to structure the course I will explain the different elements in the following:

The book chapters

For the Petrology course GVG 270 I have chosen a text book:

Cornelis Klein and Anthony Philpotts

Earth Materials 2nd Edition: Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology 2nd Edition

ISBN-13: 978-1316608852

ISBN-10: 1316608859

It is available at the Cremona Book Store, which is located at the Chalmers campus at the entrance to the cafeteria. Here is the address:

Cremona Chalmers Bokhandel / Chalmers Konferens & Restauranger
Sven Hultins gata 2b | S - 412 58 Göteborg l +46 (0)31-772 39 45
www.chalmersstore.se (Länkar till en externa sida.), www.cremona.se (Länkar till en externa sida.)

I have created a schedule that should serve you as a guide through that course. In this schedule I list all the chapters from the text book that should be read on the respective day. The chapters include explanations, a summary of each chapter, review questions as well as suggestions for further reading. You should read through the chapter, the summary and check your understanding by answering the review questions. Reading the chapters is mandatory as the content of the book forms the basis for the understanding of mineralogical concepts.

The lectures

In addition to the book chapters that need to be read as well as before the on-site rock identification practicals and the on-site microscopy practicals I will give introductory lectures. 

The question and answer (Q + A) sessions

I have scheduled several Q + A sessions during this course. In these sessions you will have the chance to ask questions and to discuss various topics regarding the lectures and book chapters. I very much encourage you to use this opportunity to clarify open questions. Petrology is a very complex topic and the course is certainly very demanding. Thus, it is very likely that everyone has one or more questions regarding one or more topics. Therefore, it is helpful if you write down your questions during reading of the chapters or listening to the lectures and ask them in the Q + A sessions.

The individual on-line meetings

In addition to the Q + A sessions you can send me an email with open questions and, if time allows, I will schedule a short meeting with single students or smaller groups. Do not hesitate to formulate the questions already in the email, so that I can possibly answer the question directly or know at least what the topic of the meeting should be.

The on-site mineral identification practicals

Petrology is the science that investigates rocks, hence without investigating rocks in a hand specimen this course would be rather pointless! 

The on-site microscopy practicals

I hope this course will be fun for you and we will be able to make the best of it. If you have suggestions for improvements of the course or course structure, please let me know immediately as I might be able to improve the course “on the fly”. I am happy about any suggestions.

Have fun 

Matthias

 

 

Kontakt/E-post:

Course leader: Matthias Konrad Schmolke

Study Counsellor: Emily Whitehurst Zack

Course Administration:  Eugenia Andersson

Education Coordinator: Johan Hogmalm  

 

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