An Introduction to Structural Methods DVD-ROM

Written by H. Robert Burger, Ph.D., Smith College, and Tekla A. Harms, Ph.D., Amherst College. Illustrated by Dennis Tasa.

New Version 1.2. This technical upgrade also runs on Mac OS® X Lion (10.7) and Mountain Lion (10.8). An Introduction to Structural Methods DVD-ROM, narrated by the authors, is richly illustrated with 3-D diagrams, geologic maps, animations, and photographs all in full color offering a new approach to teaching structural geology.

A useful tool for your classroom, this DVD-ROM improves students' spatial reasoning skills while applying structural concepts and techniques. It also provides interactive quizzes that test students' comprehension of key concepts and terminology while encouraging their mastery of techniques working with the types of problems they will likely confront as practicing geologists. College level. To order a version upgrade, click the Buy online button or call 1-800-293-2725. Call for information on student adoption discounts.

Extended Table of Contents and Instructor's Supplement available online!

Table of Contents

Elements of Lines and Planes
Map Interpretation: Simple Planar Surfaces
Stereographic Projection I
Constructing Geologic Sections
Map Interpretation: Faults
Stereographic Projection II
Map Interpretation: Folds
Map Interpretation: Unconformities, Intrusions
Map Interpretation: Thrust Faults
Fold Analysis
Stress, Fracture, and Fault Analysis
Strain: Basic Principles

A few specific examples of what you will see:

Side-by-side animations depicting the erosion of a valley in block diagrams with strata dipping upstream in one and downstream in the other to explain the "Rule of V's."
A block diagram of plunging folds that the student can rotate to observe in all directions, including the down-plunge view, and erode to form a map pattern complete with topography. Including a comparison of that end result with an actual full color U.S. Geological Survey map.
An animated strain ellipse that shows the changes in length and position of lines with progressive strain, accompanied by photographs illustrating these aspects of strain in real rocks.
Step-by-step instructions of how to plot lines and planes on stereonets plus demonstrations on how to use stereonets to solve some common problems, all through animated diagrams.
Animated fault displacement of strata in block diagrams followed by erosion of the upthrown block so that patterns of offset, omission, and repetition are demonstrated.
A cross-sectional view of the real-time development of a sequence of thrust faults in a thrust belt, emphasizing fault-bend folding and piggyback relationships.
Full color photographs and U.S. Geological Survey maps of real structures.

System Requirements
Macintosh®	PowerPC™ G4, G5 or Intel® processor; RAM: 512 MBytes; Mac OS® X 10.4.11 or later (including QuickTime). *A DVD-ROM drive is required.
Windows®	Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor (or equivalent); RAM: 512 MBytes; Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista®. Windows 7 and Vista users click here. QuickTime required.*A DVD-ROM drive is required.

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