Essentials of Geology

Marshak, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0393601102 ISBN 13: 9780393601107

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2016

Synopsis

Stephen Marshak’s bestselling text and media make geology easy for students to understand.

Essentials of Geology, Fifth Edition, integrates Marshak’s popular and proven text approach with exciting new media and assessment resources that guide students to a clearer understanding of the course material. Marshak has personally applied his expertise, with an emphasis on the visuals, to this robust suite of videos, animations and simulations, art, and interactive assessment questions that get students seeing and engaging with geologic concepts as a geologist would.

About this title

About the Author:

is a Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he taught for 35 years.  During this time, he also served as Head of the Department of Geology and as Director of the School of Earth, Society, & Environment.  Steve holds an A.B. from Cornell University, an M.S. from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University all in geology.  His research interests in structural geology and tectonics have taken him in the field on several continents.  Steve, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, has won the highest teaching awards at both the college and campus levels at the University of Illinois, and has also received a Neil Miner Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers for “exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in the Earth Sciences.”  In addition to research papers and

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About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0393601102
• ISBN 13: 9780393601107
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 720