63400202 Earth Science A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 63400202 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name 地球科学A

Subject Name
（Katakana）チキュウカガクA

Subject Name in
English Earth Science A

Instructor SUDA NAOKI

Instructor
(Katakana) スダ　ナオキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon5-8：IAS K211

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Omnibus lecture format, with a quiz or short report required for each session.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 25 : Science and Technology

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Earth and Planetary Science

Eligible Students

Keywords Rocks and minerals, earthquake and volcanism, plate tectonics, continental crust,  accretionary prism, mantle convection, Earth's internal structure, high temperature and high pressure experiments, life, global environment, disasters, solar system, meteorites, space exploration, astrobiology

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Natural Environment / Civil Infrastructure
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This lecture is to provide the basics of earth and planetary sciences. Students who have not learned geoscience in high school are welcome. Knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the level of high school graduation is desirable but not required.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Propagation of seismic waves and Earth's internal structure (Suda)
Lesson 2: Non-slip sand and earthquake fault slip  (Okazaki)
Lesson 3: Material properties in the Earth's deep interior (Inoue)
Lesson 4: Mantle convection and plate tectonics (Nakakuki)
Lesson 5: Volcano and igneous activity (Shibata)
Lesson 6: Earth's rocks and minerals (Ohkawa)
Lesson 7: Structure and formation of accretionary wedge (Ando)
Lesson 8: Structure and formation of continental crust (Das)
Lesson 9: Transition of life and environment on the Earth (Shiraishi)
Lesson 10: Sustained existence of life on Earth (Katayama)
Lesson 11: Solar system objects and their formations (Miyahara) (Koike)
Lesson 12: Planetary formation and surface environmental evolution (Koike)
Lesson 13: Space exploration and astrobiology (Yabuta)
Lesson 14: Earthquake and volcanic disasters (Kawazoe)
Lesson 15: Summary

No final exam and final report.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No text. Reference books may be introduced in each lecture.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review If you have any questions, ask teachers or search online.

Requirements - Announcement will be made on the Momiji bulletin board. Note that you will not receive any announcement  unless you register by the first class day.
- We do not respond to individual inquiries about grades. If you have a particular reason, inquire through your tutor or supervisor.
- Grade correction should only be made in case of instructor's mistake.
- Students with unapproved absences of 6 classes or more will be rejected. If you are absent for unavoidable reasons, contact the main instructor by e-mail. In such cases, a photograph of a document that can prove the reason for the absence must be sent to the primary instructor via e-mail at a later date. Only after the above procedures have been completed, the video of the relevant class will be made available for viewing, and the deadline for the assignment will be extended.

Grading Method Students will be evaluated based on the average of the results of mini-tests or short reports assigned in each lecture, assuming that all lectures have been attended.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Although this lecture is labeled as "Japanese/English", The main language used in the oral communication and the lecture material is in Japanese.

Other 【In case the number of registered students exceed 250, a computerized random selection will be carried out.】

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	63400202	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	地球科学A
Subject Name （Katakana）	チキュウカガクA
Subject Name in English	Earth Science A
Instructor	SUDA NAOKI
Instructor (Katakana)	スダ　ナオキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Mon5-8：IAS K211
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Omnibus lecture format, with a quiz or short report required for each session.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	25 : Science and Technology
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students
Keywords	Rocks and minerals, earthquake and volcanism, plate tectonics, continental crust, accretionary prism, mantle convection, Earth's internal structure, high temperature and high pressure experiments, life, global environment, disasters, solar system, meteorites, space exploration, astrobiology
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Natural Sciences)　Category：Natural Environment / Civil Infrastructure
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This lecture is to provide the basics of earth and planetary sciences. Students who have not learned geoscience in high school are welcome. Knowledge of mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the level of high school graduation is desirable but not required.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Propagation of seismic waves and Earth's internal structure (Suda) Lesson 2: Non-slip sand and earthquake fault slip (Okazaki) Lesson 3: Material properties in the Earth's deep interior (Inoue) Lesson 4: Mantle convection and plate tectonics (Nakakuki) Lesson 5: Volcano and igneous activity (Shibata) Lesson 6: Earth's rocks and minerals (Ohkawa) Lesson 7: Structure and formation of accretionary wedge (Ando) Lesson 8: Structure and formation of continental crust (Das) Lesson 9: Transition of life and environment on the Earth (Shiraishi) Lesson 10: Sustained existence of life on Earth (Katayama) Lesson 11: Solar system objects and their formations (Miyahara) (Koike) Lesson 12: Planetary formation and surface environmental evolution (Koike) Lesson 13: Space exploration and astrobiology (Yabuta) Lesson 14: Earthquake and volcanic disasters (Kawazoe) Lesson 15: Summary No final exam and final report.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No text. Reference books may be introduced in each lecture.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	If you have any questions, ask teachers or search online.
Requirements	- Announcement will be made on the Momiji bulletin board. Note that you will not receive any announcement unless you register by the first class day. - We do not respond to individual inquiries about grades. If you have a particular reason, inquire through your tutor or supervisor. - Grade correction should only be made in case of instructor's mistake. - Students with unapproved absences of 6 classes or more will be rejected. If you are absent for unavoidable reasons, contact the main instructor by e-mail. In such cases, a photograph of a document that can prove the reason for the absence must be sent to the primary instructor via e-mail at a later date. Only after the above procedures have been completed, the video of the relevant class will be made available for viewing, and the deadline for the assignment will be extended.
Grading Method	Students will be evaluated based on the average of the results of mini-tests or short reports assigned in each lecture, assuming that all lectures have been attended.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Although this lecture is labeled as "Japanese/English", The main language used in the oral communication and the lecture material is in Japanese.
Other	【In case the number of registered students exceed 250, a computerized random selection will be carried out.】
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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