Inorganic Geochemistry University of Tsukuba
Course Overview
This course aims to introduce students to the chemical feature of our planet and basic principles for geochemistry and mineral chemistry.
Learning Achievement
This course aims to introduce students to the chemical feature of our planet and basic principles for geochemistry and mineral chemistry.
Competence
Lectures will give a basic introduction of these subjects for further study in later years. Students will gain highly specialized knowledge and grasp diverse research methods related to earth science. And, also students will acquire abilities for analyzing scientific data and information in an appropriate method and guiding reasonable inferences.
Course prerequisites
None
Grading Philosophy
Report (100 %), no examination.
Course schedule
Principles of radioactivity (1) Nucleus, Nuclide, IsotopePrinciples of radioactivity (2) Stability of NuclidePrinciples of radioactivity (3) Modes of Radioactive DecayIsochron method and age determination (1) Basic idea for GeochronologyIsochron method and age determination (2) Isochron methodIsochron method and age determination (3) K-Ar and Ar-Ar methodsIsochron method and age determination (4) U-Pb method and concordia diagramIsochron method and age determination (5) 14C and cosmogenic nuclideIsotope geochemistry (1)Isotope geochemistry (2)
Course type
Lectures
Online Course Requirement
Instructor
Maruoka Teruyuki,Fujisaki Wataru
Other information
Site for Inquiry
Link to the syllabus provided by the university