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GEODe: Essentials of Geology Now available online! Somewhere
between a text and a tutor, this well-received, student-tested product
provides broad topic coverage and reinforces key concepts by using
animations, tutorials, interactive exercises, and review activities.
Acknowledgments
Writing a college textbook requires the talents and cooperation of
many individuals. We value the excellent work of Mark Watry and
Teresa Tarbuck of Spring Hill College whose talents helped us
improve Chapter 2, “Matter and Minerals.” They helped make the
chapter more readable, engaging, and up-to-date.
Working with Dennis Tasa, who is responsible for all of the
text’ s outstanding illustrations and much of the developmental work
on GEODe: Essentials of Geology, is always special for us. We value
not only his outstanding artistic talents and imagination but his
friendship as well.
Sincere thanks to Michael Collier, whose contributions as an
aerial photographer and geologist added greatly to this project.
Collaborating with Michael was a special pleasure.
Great thanks also go to those colleagues who prepared in-depth
reviews. Their critical comments and thoughtful input helped guide
our work and clearly strengthened the text. Special thanks to:
Mara Chen, Salisbury University
Ed Garnero, Arizona State University
Tim Gunderson, College of Southern Idaho
Paul Hudak, University of North Texas
Jaime Marso, Grossmont College and College of Alameda
Steven Petsch, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Ashish Sinha, California State University, Domingues Hills
Peter Wampler, Grand Valley State University
Chi-yuen Wang, University of California at Berkeley
Ben Wolfe, Metropolitan Community College, Blue River
Jay R. Yett, Orange Coast College
As always, we want to acknowledge the team of professionals at
Pearson Prentice Hall. We sincerely appreciate the company’ s
continuing strong support for excellence and innovation. All are
committed to producing the best textbooks possible. Special thanks
to our geology editor, Andy Dunaway, and to our conscientious
project manager, Crissy Dudonis, for a job well done. The
production team led by Ed Thomas and Francesca Monaco did an
outstanding job. Kristin Piljay’ s photo research assistance was also a
great help. All are true professionals with whom we are very
fortunate to be associated.
Fred Lutgens
Ed Tarbuck
Instructor’s Manual with Printed Test Bank The Instructor’s Manual contains learning objectives, chapter outlines, answers to
Concept Check questions, and suggested, short demonstrations to
enhance your lecture. The Printed Test Bank incorporates art and
averages 75 multiple-choice, true/false, short answer, and critical
thinking questions per chapter.
TestGen Available on the IRC, use this electronic version of the
Test Bank to customize and manage your tests. Create multiple versions, add or edit questions, add illustrations – your customization
needs are easily addressed by this powerful software.
Course Management Prentice Hall offers instructor and student
media for the Eleventh Edition of Essentials of Geology in formats
compatible with Blackboard and other course management platforms. Contact your local sales representative for more information.
For the Student
The student resources to accompany Essentials of Geology, Eleventh
Edition have been further refined with the goal of focusing students’
efforts and improving their understanding of the concepts of
geology.
MyGeosciencePlace The Lutgens Essentials of
Geology premium website on www.mygeoscienceplace.com has been
completely revamped. It now houses over 100 animations from
Geoscience Animation Library, GEODe: Essentials of Geology; and a
Pearson eText. By migrating these three dynamic media assets
online we have made them all easily assignable and allowed student
responses to be easily assessed. Chapter quizzes, web links, and
flashcards are all included for further study.
GEODe: Essentials of Geology Now available online! Somewhere
between a text and a tutor, this well-received, student-tested product
provides broad topic coverage and reinforces key concepts by using
animations, tutorials, interactive exercises, and review activities.
Acknowledgments
Writing a college textbook requires the talents and cooperation of
many individuals. We value the excellent work of Mark Watry and
Teresa Tarbuck of Spring Hill College whose talents helped us
improve Chapter 2, “Matter and Minerals.” They helped make the
chapter more readable, engaging, and up-to-date.
Working with Dennis Tasa, who is responsible for all of the
text’ s outstanding illustrations and much of the developmental work
on GEODe: Essentials of Geology, is always special for us. We value
not only his outstanding artistic talents and imagination but his
friendship as well.
Sincere thanks to Michael Collier, whose contributions as an
aerial photographer and geologist added greatly to this project.
Collaborating with Michael was a special pleasure.
Great thanks also go to those colleagues who prepared in-depth
reviews. Their critical comments and thoughtful input helped guide
our work and clearly strengthened the text. Special thanks to:
Mara Chen, Salisbury University
Ed Garnero, Arizona State University
Tim Gunderson, College of Southern Idaho
Paul Hudak, University of North Texas
Jaime Marso, Grossmont College and College of Alameda
Steven Petsch, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Ashish Sinha, California State University, Domingues Hills
Peter Wampler, Grand Valley State University
Chi-yuen Wang, University of California at Berkeley
Ben Wolfe, Metropolitan Community College, Blue River
Jay R. Yett, Orange Coast College
As always, we want to acknowledge the team of professionals at
Pearson Prentice Hall. We sincerely appreciate the company’ s
continuing strong support for excellence and innovation. All are
committed to producing the best textbooks possible. Special thanks
to our geology editor, Andy Dunaway, and to our conscientious
project manager, Crissy Dudonis, for a job well done. The
production team led by Ed Thomas and Francesca Monaco did an
outstanding job. Kristin Piljay’ s photo research assistance was also a
great help. All are true professionals with whom we are very
fortunate to be associated.
Fred Lutgens
Ed Tarbuck
Instructor’s Manual with Printed Test Bank The Instructor’s Manual contains learning objectives, chapter outlines, answers to
Concept Check questions, and suggested, short demonstrations to
enhance your lecture. The Printed Test Bank incorporates art and
averages 75 multiple-choice, true/false, short answer, and critical
thinking questions per chapter.
TestGen Available on the IRC, use this electronic version of the
Test Bank to customize and manage your tests. Create multiple versions, add or edit questions, add illustrations – your customization
needs are easily addressed by this powerful software.
Course Management Prentice Hall offers instructor and student
media for the Eleventh Edition of Essentials of Geology in formats
compatible with Blackboard and other course management platforms. Contact your local sales representative for more information.
For the Student
The student resources to accompany Essentials of Geology, Eleventh
Edition have been further refined with the goal of focusing students’
efforts and improving their understanding of the concepts of
geology.
MyGeosciencePlace The Lutgens Essentials of
Geology premium website on www.mygeoscienceplace.com has been
completely revamped. It now houses over 100 animations from
Geoscience Animation Library, GEODe: Essentials of Geology; and a
Pearson eText. By migrating these three dynamic media assets
online we have made them all easily assignable and allowed student
responses to be easily assessed. Chapter quizzes, web links, and
flashcards are all included for further study.