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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/20178

Assessment Methods: Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 40% Continuous assessment : 100%
Examination : 60%
Medium of Instruction:
Medium of Instruction: English
English
Soft Skills:
Soft Skills: CS4, CT4, TS3, LL3, LS2, KK1, EM2
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM2, LS2
References:
References: 1. Lisle, R.J., Brabham, P. and Barnes, J.W. (2011). Basic
1. Hatcher, R.D., Jr. (1995). Structural Geology. Geological Mapping, 5th Edition. John Wiley & Sons
Principals, concepts, and problems 2 nd Ed. New York, 2. Barnes, J. (1991): Basic Geological Mapping. Geol. Soc.
Prentice Hall. London Handbook Series. 118p.
2. Park, R.G. (1989). Foundation of structural geology. 3. McClay,K. (1994) : Mapping of Geological Structures.
2 Ed. Blackie. Geol. Soc. London Handbook Series. 161p
nd
3. Davis, G.H. and Reynolds S.J. (2001). Structural 4. Lattman, L.H. & Ray, R.G. (1965): Aerial Photographs In
geology of rocks and regions (3 Ed. New York, John Field Geology, Hott, Rinehart & Winston, N. York. 221p.
rd
Wiley & Sons.
4. Van der Pluijm, B.A. & Marshak, S., (2003). Earth
Structure: An Introduction to Structural SIG2006 BASIC PALEONTOLOGY
Geology and Tectonics. WCB/McGraw-Hill.
5. Rowland, S.M., Duebendorfer, E.M. & Schiefelbein, Study of invertebrate macrofossils, trace fossils, and plant
I.M., (2007). Structural Analysis and Synthesis. A fossils in terms of morphology, taxonomy, palaeoecology,
Laboratory Course in Structural Geology. Blackwell biostratigraphy, evolution and palaeobiogeography.
Publ. Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 40%
Examination : 60%
SIG2004 SEDIMENTOLOGY
Medium of Instruction:
The study of processes of formation, transport and English
deposition of material which accumulates as sediment and
eventually forms sedimentary rocks. The course covers the Soft Skills:
physical, chemical and biological processes that result in CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, LS2, EM2
sediment transport, deposition, precipitation and lithification.
The course also teaches the skill of interpreting ancient References:
depositional history using sedimentological techniques. 1. Doyle, P. (1996) Understanding Fossils. Wiley & Sons,
Chichester, 409 pp.
Assessment Methods: 2. Clarkson, E.N.K. (1998) Invertebrate Palaeontology
Continuous assessment : 40% and Evolution (4 Ed.). Blackwell Science, Oxford. 452
th
Examination : 60% pp.
3. Benton,M. (1997). Basic Palaeontology. Longman,
Medium of Instruction: Hong Kong. 342 pp.
English
Soft Skills: SIG2007 INTRODUCTION TO GEOPHYSICS
CS3, CT4, TS2, LL3, LS2, EM2
Theory of geophysical methods (seismic gravity magnetic
References: and electrical). Data acquisition and reduction of data.
1. Nichols, G. (2009). Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Problems in data acquisition and reduction. Sources of
Second Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 432p. geophysical anomalies. Analysis and interpretation of
2. Reading, H.G. (1996). Sedimentary Environments: anomalies and modeling. Application in exploration and
Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy. Blackwell industries.
Science, 688p.
3. James, N.P. & Dalrymple, R.W. (2010). Facies Models. Assessment Methods:
Geological Association of Canada, 586p. Continuous assessment : 40%
4. Scholle, P.A., Ulmer-Scholle, D.S. (2003). A Color Examination : 60%
Guide to the
5. Petrography of Carbonate Rocks: Grains, Textures, Medium of Instruction:
Porosity, Diagenesis. AAPG Memoir 77, 474p. English
6. Flügel, E. (2004). Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks:
Analysis, Interpretation and Application. Springer, Soft Skills:
976p. CS3, CT3, TS-TS2, LL2, LS2, EM2
7. Flores, R.M. (2013). Coal and Coalbed Gas: Fueling
the Future Hardcover. Elsevier.
References:
1. W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart, R. E. Sheriff (1990) Applied
SIG2005 GEOLOGICAL FIELD COURSE Geophysics. Cambridge University Press.
2. R. E. Sheriff, L. P. Geldart (1995). Exploration
Principles and techniques of preparing geological maps, Seismology.
including field methods and the interpretation of topographic Cambridge University Press.
maps and remote sensing imagery. The course also 3. Mark E. Everett. Near-Surface Applied Geophysics.,
involves a total of some four weeks of fieldwork. ISBN: 9781107018778
4. E. Onajite (2013) Seismic Data Analysis Techniques in

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