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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

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INR 2436yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Readings
  • Welcome to Planet Earth...and You!
  • Syllabus
  • Google Earth Instructions
  • Updating Your Profile
  • Social Media
  • About the Discussion Forums
  • How Graded Discussions Work
  • Discussion Rubric
Practice Exercise
  • Orientation Quiz

Videos
  • 1.A.1 Introduction to Earthquakes
  • 1.A.2 Generation of Earthquake Vibrations
  • 1.A.3 Introduction to Faults
  • 1.A.4 Types of Faults
  • 1.A.5 Earthquake Waves
  • 1.B.1 The Intensity and Magnitude of Earthquakes
  • 1.B.2 Seismometers
  • 1.B.3 Interpreting Seismograms and Earthquake Magnitude
  • 1.B.4 Comparing Earthquakes
  • 1.C.1 Damage Due to Ground Shaking
  • 1.C.2 Other Consequences of Earthquakes
  • 1.C.3 Tsunamis
  • 1.D.1 The First Step in Predicting Earthquakes: Recognizing Where They Occur
  • 1.D.2 Earthquake Recurrence Interval
  • 1.D.3 Interpreting The Recurrence Interval
  • 1.D.4 Efforts to Prevent Earthquake Devastation
  • 1.D.5 Mitigating Earthquake Damage
  • Week 1 Lab: Triangulation Lab
Reading
  • Week 1 Overview
Practice Exercises
  • Week 1 Quiz
  • Week 1 Assignment
  • Week 1 Lab

Videos
  • 2.A.1 Ideas before Plate Tectonics
  • 2.A.2 Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift
  • 2.A.3 Evidence for Continental Drift
  • 2.A.4 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Seafloor Bathymetry
  • 2.A.5 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Apparent Polar-Wander Paths
  • 2.A.6 New Discoveries Leading to Plate Tectonics: Evidence for Seafloor Spreading
  • 2.B.1 Discovering Plate Tectonics
  • 2.B.2 Earth's Internal Layers and the Concept of a Plate
  • 2.B.3 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Divergent Plate Boundary
  • 2.B.4 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Convergent Plate Boundary
  • 2.B.5 Three Types of Plate Boundaries: Transform Plate Boundary
  • 2.B.6 Continental Rifts and Continental Collisions
  • 2.B.7 Intraplate Earthquakes
  • 2.B.8 The Velocity of Plate Motion
  • 2.B.9 Plate Driving Mechanisms
  • Week 2 Lab: Plate Tectonics! Lab Part 1
  • Week 2 Lab: Plate Tectonics! Lab Part 2
Reading
  • Week 2 Overview
Practice Exercises
  • Week 2 Quiz
  • Week 2 Assignment
  • Week 2 Lab

Videos
  • 3.A.1 Introducing Volcanoes and the Concept of Molten Rock
  • 3.A.2 Where Does Molten Rock Come From?
  • 3.A.3 How Does Rock Melt?
  • 3.A.4 Forming Molten Rock; a Magma Composition
  • 3.A.5 Volcanoes Associated with Subduction
  • 3.A.6 Melting at Rifts and Mid-Ocean Ridges
  • 3.A.7 Melting at Hot Spots
  • 3.B.1 Introduction to Igneous Rocks
  • 3.B.2 What Are Igneous Rocks Composed Of?
  • 3.B.3 When Molten Rock Solidifies
  • 3.C.1 Types of Volcanic Eruptions
  • 3.C.2 Magma and Lava with Gas
  • 3.C.3 Eruption Materials
  • 3.C.4 Pyroclastic Debris
  • 3.C.5 Three Different Volcano Shapes
  • 3.C.6 Eruption Styles and Case Studies
  • 3.C.7 Case Studies of Volcanic Explosions: Pompeii, Present-Day Italy
  • 3.C.8 Super Volcanoes in the Geologic Record
  • 3.D.1 Volcanic Hazards, Part 1
  • 3.D.2 Volcanic Hazards, Part 2
  • 3.E.1 Predicting Volcanic Eruptions
  • 3.E.2 Dealing with Volcanic Hazards
  • Week 3 Lab: Volcanoes! Lab Introduction
Reading
  • Week 3 Overview
Practice Exercises
  • Week 3 Quiz
  • Week 3 Assignment
  • Week 3 Lab

Videos
  • 4.A.1 Basic Classes of Earth Materials
  • 4.A.2 Origin of Earth Materials
  • 4.A.3 Defining Minerals
  • 4.A.4 Clues for Identifying Minerals
  • 4.B.1 Introducing Classes of Rocks
  • 4.B.2 The Nature of Igneous Rocks
  • 4.B.3 Different Types of Sedimentary Rocks
  • 4.B.4 Formation of Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
  • 4.B.5 Primary Sedimentary Structures and Sedimentary Basins
  • 4.B.6 Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks
  • 4.C.1 How Rocks Can Change
  • 4.C.2 Metamorphic Rocks Part 1
  • 4.C.3 Metamorphic Rocks Part 2
  • 4.C.4 The Rock Cycle
  • 4.D.1 The Practical Uses of Rocks
  • 4.D.2 The Nature of Metal Ore Deposits
  • 4.D.3 Global Steel Usage
  • 4.E.1 Non-Metallic Minerals – Concrete and Crushed Rock
  • 4.E.2 Other Non-Metallic Resources – Brick, Gypsum, Dimension Stone
Reading
  • Week 4 Overview
Practice Exercises
  • Week 4 Quiz
  • Week 4 Assignment
  • Week 4 Lab

Videos
  • 5.A.1. Energy Resources from the Earth
  • 5.A.2. Human Use of Energy Over Time
  • 5.B.1. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 1
  • 5.B.2. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 2
  • 5.B.3. Sources of Energy: Coal Part 3
  • 5.B.4. Problems Associated with Coal Mining
  • 5.B.5. Problems Associated with Coal Use
  • 5.C.1. Formation of Hydrocarbons: Oil and Gas
  • 5.C.2. Conventional vs. Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons: Conventional Reserves
  • 5.C.3. Exploring and Drilling for Oil
  • 5.C.4. Transporting and Refining Oil
  • 5.C.5. Where Does Oil Occur, and Why?
  • 5.D.1. Non-Conventional Hydrocarbons: Tar Sands and Oil Shale
  • 5.D.2. Natural Gas
  • 5.D.3. Obtaining Shale Gas: Hydrofracturing
  • 5.D.4. Challenges Associated with Obtaining Shale Gas
  • 5.E.1. Some Hazards of Oil Production
  • 5.E.2. Alternative Energy Resources
Reading
  • Week 5 Overview
Practice Exercises
  • Week 5 Quiz
  • Week 5 Assignment
  • Week 5 Lab

Instructors

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