| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Science |
| Lecture Code |
HX668400 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
地球惑星システム学特別講義（分子地球化学） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
チキュウワクセイシステムガクトクベツコウギ（ブンシチキュウカガク） |
Subject Name in
English |
Special Lectures in Earth and Planetary Systems Science(Molecular geochemistry) |
| Instructor |
TAKAHASHI YOSHIO,OHKAWA MAKIO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タカハシ ヨシオ,オオカワ マキオ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
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Face-to-face |
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| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
| Course Level |
4
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Undergraduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
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Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Earth and Planetary Science |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Interactions among chemical elements |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The Earth and planets are made of chemical elements. These elements were created through nucleosynthesis driven by nuclear reactions in the universe—a realm governed by nuclear physics and the stability of atomic nuclei. In contrast, the interactions among these elements, once formed, belong to the world of chemistry, which is shaped by the stability of electrons. Through the accumulation of these interactions, the Earth and planets evolved, material cycles emerged, and life was nurtured. Therefore, major themes such as elucidating the laws that govern present-day material cycles in the universe and on Earth, uncovering the evolutionary history of the universe, Earth, and life based on those laws, and addressing current issues related to the environment, resources, and climate—as well as predicting their future—can all be explained through the combination of “nuclear physics” and “interactions among elements.” The role of geochemistry is to systematically treat these “interactions among elements” according to the laws of physical chemistry. Based on the accumulated understanding of atomic and molecular interactions, the field that organizes all elements systematically according to the periodic table and applies this framework to the material cycles of the Earth and planets is known as molecular geochemistry. |
| Class Schedule |
In this course, after covering foundational topics such as elemental abundances in the solar system and chemical thermodynamics, students will learn methods for probing molecular-level interactions using spectroscopic techniques such as X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS). Examples of molecular geochemistry research based on these methods will also be introduced.
Report |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Molecular Geochemistry (edited by Yoshio Takahashi; written in Japanese), Nagoya University Press |
PC or AV used in
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Projector |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Review the materials. |
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| Grading Method |
Report(100%) |
| Practical Experience |
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