Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Science
Lecture Code HM590000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 地球テクトニクス
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チキュウテクトニクス
Subject Name in
English
Tectonics of the Earth
Instructor INOUE TORU,YABUTA HIKARU
Instructor
(Katakana)
イノウエ トオル,ヤブタ ヒカル
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds3-4,Thur3-4:SCI B305
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture with PC-Projecter
Mainly bi face-to-face 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students 1st grade students of the Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Faculty of Science
Keywords Constituent elements of the universe and the Earth, Structure of the Earth, Plate tectonics, Plume tectonics, Water in the Earth, Origin of the Solar System and Life, Meteorites, Space utilization 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Earth and Planetary Systems Science
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To acquire understanding and  technical knowledge about earthquake phenomena and the earth's internal structure.

Earth and Planetary Systems Science
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To acquire understanding and  technical knowledge about earthquake phenomena and the earth's internal structure. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This is an introductory lecture on Earth and planetary science that comprehensively learns basic matters about the formation and constituents of the universe and the Earth, plate tectonics, plume tectonics, the origin of the solar system, and the materials of life. 
Class Schedule lesson1:(Inoue) Constituent elements and materials in the Universe and the Earth
lesson2:(Inoue) Formation of the Earth and the internal structure
lesson3:(Inoue) Density, gravity, pressure and temperature distribution in the Earth interiors
lesson4:(Inoue) What are plate tectonics and slab?
lesson5:(Inoue) Plume tectonics and seismic tomography
lesson6:(Inoue) Importance of water in the deep Earth
lesson7:(Inoue) Deep Earth dynamics
lesson8:(Yabuta) Origin of the Solar System: Element synthesis in the Universe
lesson9:(Yabuta) From molecular cloud to protoplanetary disk
lesson10:(Yabuta) Growth of planetesimal and formation of planets
lesson11:(Yabuta) Building blocks of Planets and life: Comets
lesson12:(Yabuta) Building blocks of Planets and life: Asteroids
lesson13:(Yabuta) Building blocks of Planets and life: Meteorites and cosmic dusts
lesson14:(Yabuta) Discussion: Future space utilization by human
lesson15:(Inoue,Yabuta) Final examination

Final exam is scheduled at the end of the term 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Text: none 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) PC-Projecter 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
We know that there are some students who haven't taken Earth Sciences class in high school, but since you have entered in the "Department of Earth and Planetary Systems
Science", please read the introductory book about the contents of this lecture positively. 
Requirements  
Grading Method The results of the quizzes (reports) given in each class and the results of the final test are evaluated comprehensively. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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