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Mathematics 1
1. Standard functions and their plots: Real numbers, powers, inequalities. Trigonometric
functions. Inverse functions. Exponential, logarithmic and hyperbolic functions. Geometric
series.
2. Differentiation: Definition and notation of derivative. Derivatives of standard functions.
Higher-order derivatives.
3. Taylor series and approximations: The index notation for derivatives. Taylor polynomials
and expansions. l'Hopital's rule.
4. Complex numbers: Complex numbers in exponential form.
5. Matrix algebra: Rules of matrix algebra. Special matrices.
6. Determinants: Properties of determinants.
7. Vectors: Position vectors and vector equations. Unit vectors and basis vectors. Tangent
vector, velocity and acceleration vectors.
8. Scalar product: Rotation of axes in two and three dimensions. Direction cosines.. General
equation of a straight line. Curvature in two dimensions.
9. Vector product: Definition and interpretation of vector product. Vector triple product.
10. Linear algebraic equations: Cramer's rule. Homogeneous sets of equations. Gauss-Seidel iterative method of solution.
Mineralogy 1
1. Introduction to mineralogy - definition of minerals and their naming, history and economic
importance.
2. Physical properties of minerals in hand specimen - form, habit, lustre, colour, streak. Other
properties depending on light - transparency, translucency, opaque minerals and
luminescence.
3. Other physical properties - cleavage, parting, fracture, hardness, specific gravity,
magnetism, radioactivity and piezoelectricity.
4. Internal order and symmetry - symmetry elements, crystallographic axes and system,
selected point groups.
5. Crystallization of minerals - stability, polymorphism, exsolutions, metamict minerals.
6. Crystal chemistry - bonding, coordination, structure, composition variations, graphic
presentations of mineral composition.
7. Optical microscopy - polarizing light, nature of light, polarizing microscope.
8. Determination of minerals in polarizing light - isotropic, anisotropic, uniaxial and biaxial
minerals in polarizing light.
9. Uniaxial and biaxial minerals between crossed polars - extinction, interference colour,
accessory plates and symptoms of elongation.
10. Uniaxial and biaxial minerals in convergent polarized light, optic sign, apparent optic
angle.
11. Optical properties of opaque minerals - reflecting light microscope.
12. Determination of crystal structure and composition - selected analytical methods.
Geology 1
1. Introduction to Physical Geology.
2. Earth in Space. 3. The Earths interior.
3. Energy of geological processes.
4. Chemical and mineralogical composition of the Earths crust.
5. Magmatism.
6. Volcanism and extrusive rocks.
7. Sedimentation origin of sediments.
8. Metamorphism.
9. Time and Geology.
10. Weathering, soils and morphology.
11. Landslides and earthquakes.
English 1
The purpose of this course is :
to introduce students to the content of Earth Sciences
to provide examples of authentic texts typical of the subject
to help students practise the skills they will need in order to study the subject via English
and to use it when they have learned it
Mathematics 2
1. Introduction to vectors and matrices in linear algebra.
2. Matrix transformations.
3. The determinants and their properties, systems of linear equations.
4. Important forms of matrices, accompanying vector spaces. The eigenvalues and
eigenvectors.
5. The vector projections application of matrix methods in statistics.
6. The general recapitulation, questions and answers.
7. Basics of the theory of probability. Random experiments. Probability. Frequency and
statistical probability of the phenomenon. conditional probability. Independence of random
experiments. Bayes' theorems.
8. Concept of random variables. Discrete and continuous random variable. Probability
distribution. Cumulative distribution function and probability density function. Random
variable, random choice, relation to statistics.
9. Examples of the probability distributions. Quantitative characteristics of the random
variables, measure of location, measure of statistical dispersion, measure of the shape.
10. Law of large numbers and limit theorems. Normal distribution. Parameters of the normal
distribution.
11. Simple statistical set. Statistical distribution functions. Quantitative characteristics of the
statistical distribution. Determining the probability distribution. Using the data.
12. Point estimation. Confidence intervals for parameters of the normal distribution. Testing
statistical hypotheses. Nonparametric hypotheses tests. Correlation and regression.
Geology 2
1. Precipitation and morphology.
2. Ground water.
3. Karst geology.
4. Rivers.
5. Lakes.
6. Waves, beaches and coasts.
7. Glaciers and glaciation.
8. Deserts and wind action.
9. Geological structures.
10. Earthquakes.
11. Plate tectonics.
12. Orogenesis and mountain belts.
Mineralogy 2
1. Introduction to the study of minerals; economic importance of minerals, diagnostic features
of minerals. Mineral reactions; origin in an igneous regime, under metamorphic condition and
in a weathering environment.
2. Mineral classification; systematic descriptions of minerals physical properties,
composition, diagnostic features, occurrence, use. Native elements. Diamond synthesis.
3. Physical properties, composition, diagnostic features, occurrence and use of sulphides,
sulphosalts. Veins and vein mineralization, sulphide minerals as ores and as mining related
contaminants.
4. Physical properties, composition, diagnostic features, occurrence and use of oxides,
hydroxides. Ore minerals for the steel industry. Bauxite.
5. Physical properties, composition, diagnostic features, occurrence and use of halides,
carbonates, nitrates, borates. Evaporite minerals.
6. Physical properties, composition, diagnostic features, occurrence and use of sulphates,
chromates, tungstates, molybdates, phosphates, arsenates and vanadates. The source of
chemicals in fertilizers.
7. Classification and physical properties, composition, diagnostic features, occurrence and
use of rock-forming silicates; nesosilicates.
8. Physical properties, composition, diagnostic features, occurrence and use of sorosilicates,
cyclosilicates and inosilicates. The two most common crustal rock types: basalt and granite.
9.Physical properties, composition, diagnostic features,
phyllosilicates. Clay minerals and some of their applications.
occurrence
and
use
of
Geochemical Thermodynamics
1. State and non-state quantities; Laws and relationships for ideal gases.
2. Real gases and equations of state for real gases; P-V isotherms of real gases and critical
phenomena; Corresponding state theory; Thermodynamic system and surrounding;
Reversible and irreversible processes.
3. First and second law of thermodynamics and combined first and second law; Application
on main (geo)chemical processes.
4. Gibbs free energy as a criteria for equilibria of mineral reactions and for stability of mineral
phases at fixed conditions; Effects of temperature and pressure on enthalpy and entropy.
5. Phase equilibria in simple mineral systems; How to understand and read phase diagrams
(what is liquidus, solidus, solvus or lever rule?).
6. Effects of temperature and pressure on Gibbs free energy and calculations of simple
phase P-T diagrams for mineral reactions.
7. Brief introduction to thermodynamics of ideal solutions (partial molal quantities, GibbsDuhem equation, mixing functions).
8. Real solutions (fugacity f, activity a); Electrolyte theory (ionic strength I, activity
coefficients, consequences of ionic dissociation, equations for activity coefficients e.g.
Debye-Hckel equation, Davies and Truesdell-Jones equations); Activity coefficients in
highly concentrated natural solutions, such as sea waters, hydrothermal solutions, brines,
etc.
9. Equilibrium constant; Temperature dependence of equilibrium constant (e.g. calcite
solubility with temperature); Pressure dependence of equilibrium constant (e.g. quartz
solubility with pressure); Compositional dependence of equilibrium constant (e.g. equilibrium
between jadeite + quartz = albite).
10. Application of the equilibrium constant in solving different geochemical processes (pH of
acid rain, Ion-activity product IAP as an index of saturation degree in water solutions, stability
diagrams for minerals as a function of composition); Fundamentals of geothermobarometry
as a tool for determination of temperature-pressure conditions under which rocks are formed.
11. Redox equilibria; Electrochemical conventions (electrode reactions in the Daniell cell,
standard hydrogen electrode, standard electrode potential E); The Nernst equation, pe
concept.
12. pe-pH diagrams (construction of pe-pH diagrams, what do pe-pH diagrams tell us?);
Significance of pe-pH diagrams in solving environmental problems.
English 2
The purpose of this course is:
to introduce students to the content of Earth Sciences
to provide examples of authentic texts typical of the subject
to help students practise the skills they will need in order to study the subject via English
and to use it when they have learned it
Hydrogeology
1. Introduction to hydrogeology position of the subject within the system of geological
sciences, main research topics, internal division.
2. Subsurface hydrosphere groundwater origin, various classifications.
3. Groundwater regime and regime affecting factors endogeneous, exogeneous, relatively
static, dynamic.
4. Groundwater movement in the rock environment hydraulic parameters of the rock
environment, aquifers, aquitard, aquiclude, Darcy's law.
5. Hydrogeological structures they parts, types and classification. Spring occurrence and
classification.
6. Base flow definition and methods of estimation.
7. Factors and processes influencing qualitative properties of groundwater precipitation,
surface streams, soil, rock environment itself, gases, organic matters.
8. Physical properties and chemical composition of groundwater chemical analyses and
their parts, most frequent ions present in groundwater.
9. Mineral and geothermal waters occurrence, properties, importance.
10. Hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater in hard rock
environment granitic, metamorphic, neovolcanic effusive rocks.
11. Hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater in sedimentary
rock environment carbonatic rock environment, Palaeogene sedimentary rocks in IntraMountainous Depressions and Outer Flysch Belt, Neogene sedimentary complexes,
groundwater in different types of Quaternary sediments.
12. Basic water quantity and quality legislation (Slovakia, Europe)
4. Groundwater, the role in engineering geological site assessment. Relief, forms and the
role in engineering geological site assessment.
5. Endogenous geological processes (seismicity, volcanic activity, neotectonic movements)
and their engineering importance.
6. Exogenous geological processes (weathering, erosion, piping-suffosion) and their
engineering importance, mitigation measures.
7. Exogenous geological processes (swelling, shrinkage, collapsibility, karst) and their
engineering importance, mitigation measures.
8.. Landslides, types, hazard assessment, mitigation measures.
9. Engineering geology in urban development. Foundation ground, foundations. Site
assessment according to Slovak (EU) Standards.
10. Urban constructions in different engineering geological environs.
11. Engineering geology in transportation engineering. Relief and the influence on
transportation routes. Engineering geological investigation related to optimum route
selection.
Mineral Deposits
1. Definitions of mineral deposits; basic types of the deposits: geological, commodity and
economy viewpoints.
2. Plate tectonics and origin of mineral deposits: continental rift-related processes.
3. Plate tectonics and origin of mineral deposits: subduction processes.
4. Plate tectonics and origin of mineral deposits: oceanic crust and mantle processes.
5. Mineral deposits and sedimentary processes.
6. Mineral deposits and weathering.
7. Origin of mineral deposits during Earths evolution
8. Selected mineral deposits: Au, Cu, Pt, Nb, Ta, REE.
9. Selected mineral deposits: Fe, Mn, Al, U.
Structural Geology
General part: introduction to structural geology, principles and aspects of deformational
processes. Systematic part: description of brittle deformations, semi-ductile and ductile
structures, non-tectonic deformational structures. Brief review of primary magmatic and
sedimentary structures focused on way up interpretation in stratified sequences.
7. Magnetic methods, review and principles of application of magnetic methods and their
exploitation in geology.
8. Gravimetric methods, review and principles of application of gravimetric methods and their
exploitation in geology.
9.-10. Radiometric methods and methods of nucleus geophysics, review and principles of
application of radiometric methods and their exploitation in geology.
11.-12. Geophysical methods in wells and integrated application of geophysical methods.
Geochemistry
1. Geochemical research methods and presentation of geochemical information and data,
basic topic of study in geochemistry. Sampling principles of natural materials, chemical
composition of natural materials. Fundamental analytical methods applied in modern
geochemistry.
2. Chemical elements in natural materials: nuclear properties of elements, nuclear reactions,
nucleosynthesis and distribution of chemical elements in the Cosmos, Solar system,
meteorites and planets.
3. Chemical properties and fractionation of chemical elements.
4. Chemical elements in geological processes: geochemical classifications of chemical
elements.
5. Fundamentals of isotopic geochemistry: geochemistry of stable isotopes, radiogenic
isotopes and cosmogenic isotopes.
6. Geochemical characterization of the Earth: composition of the Earths Core, Mantle,
oceanic crust and continental crust.
7. Evolution of the Earths chemical composition: differentiation and recycling, geochemical
cycles of chemical elements.
8. Geochemistry of hydrosphere and atmosphere: origin and chemical composition.
9. Weathering - chemical weathering reactions and chemical elements in weathering.
10. Biogeochemistry - chemical elements in biogenic processes, geochemically relevant
biochemical processes, organic mass in soils, waters and sediments, geochemistry of coal
and petroleum.
11. Anthropogenic influence on composition of natural materials: global anthropogenic
problems and local anthropogenic impacts.
12. Practical application of geochemistry in the mineral deposit exploration and environment.
Geoinformatics
1. The use of Word editor at intermediate level.
2-3.Tabular data processing with Excel at intermediate level.
4.Presentation of results with PowerPoint software at intermediate level.
5.The basics of database systems.
6-7. Utilisation of database Access.
8.The basics of graphics.
9.The creation of graphs (GS Grapher).
10.The creation of 2D maps (GS Surfer).
11.Digitalisation of maps (GS Surfer, GS Didger).
12. The creation of 3D maps (GS Surfer, GS Voxler).
Excursion
Basic geological forms, mineral resources, hydrogeological phenomena, karst bodies and
karstic springs, weathering forms, natural and man-induced hazards and their impact on the
society.
Groundwater Hydraulics
Properties of liquids. Aquifer properties. Groundwater flow. Boundary conditions of
groundwater flow. Hydrodynamic tests - steady flow. Hydrodynamic tests - unsteady flow.
Evaluation of pumping tests with boundary conditions. Evaluation of recovery and recharge
tests. Well systems. Groundwater modeling. Migration in groundwater.
Geophysical Survey Methods
1.Principles of the field geophysical works, measuring networks: density, orientation, classes
of measuring networks; ground, aircraft, satellite, and underground (mines, wells)
geophysical measurements. Procedures of the field geothermic methods, principles of
geothermic instruments construction.
2-4.Procedures of the field geoelectric methods, principles of geoelectric instruments
construction.
5-6.Procedures of the field seismic methods, principles of seismic instruments construction.
7.Procedures of the field magnetic methods, principles of magnetic instruments construction.
8.Procedures of the field gravimetric methods, principles of gravimetric instruments
construction.
9-10.Procedures of the field radiometric methods, principles of radiometric instruments
construction.
11-12.Procedures of the field well-log geophysical methods, principles of instruments
construction.
Geohazards Mitigation
1.Socio-economic significance of geohazards, terminology.
2.The most frequent geohazards and their classification.
3. Recent tectonics and earthquakes, earthquake forecasting, risk mitigation.
4. Volcanic activity, prediction of volcanic activity, risk mitigation.
5. Slope movements and the causes of their generation.
6. Landslide prevention and remedial measures.
7. River and wind erosion, floods, river and erosion control.
8. Piping, liquefaction, dissolution of rocks, prevention and remediation.
9. Coastal processes (abrasion) and coastal protection.
10. Volume changes in expansive soils, collapse in loess, remediation and corrective
measures.
11. Ground subsidence and roof collapse of cavities, remedial measures.
12. Evaluation and interpretation of geohazards in various hazard maps, GIS tools in hazard
mapping.
Groundwater Chemistry
1. Basic terminology. Water chemical analysis, units of analysis. Water chemical
composition, factors influencing water chemical composition. Sources of groundwater
matters composition.
2. Ways of chemical composition succeeding. Graphical methods, hydrogeochemical maps,
maps of natural water quality. Classification of groundwater chemical composition.
Groundwater genetic types.
3. Rain water, surface water and groundwater sampling.
4. Chemical composition of atmosphere, rain water and their influence on surface and
groundwater.
5. Chemical composition of surface water and their influence on groundwater.
6. Chemical composition of groundwater containing petrogenic mineralization and dissolved
solids of surface water origin.
7. Basic processes of water chemical composition creation (gases dissolution, minerals
dissolution, carbonates and sulphates dissolution).
8. Basic processes of water chemical composition creation (silicate weathering, sorption and
ion exchange, oxidation and reduction, mixing of waters).
9. Natural waters composition (main components, secondary components, main ions,
secondary ions, gases, microbiological composition, new legislation.
10. Trace elements in waters. Organic compounds in waters. Standards, orders and
regulations for surface water and groundwater.
11. Natural mineral waters and natural healing waters and legislation in force.
12. Environmental isotopes in waters.
Theses work
Supervision and guidance of student regarding the diploma thesis to be carried out. 1.- 3.
Literary review, the work with bibliographic databases, selection and implementation of
literary sources in written form. 4. - 6. Individual work in the field or in laboratory. 6. -10. Data
analyses, graphic outputs preparation, finalisation of thesis in accordance with supervisors
recommendations.
Theses Seminar
1. - 3. Principles of scientific work preparation according to STN ISO 690 guidelines.
Citations, the principles and ethics. The form of oral presentation, improvement of individual
communication.
4. - 10. Individual oral presentation directed at: definition of the topic to be studied, specific
research questions, review of relevant literature, review of the current state of knowledge on
the topic, outline of appropriate methods for analysis of data. Discussions and
implementation and conclusions to be implemented in the final written form.
Course of Geodesy
1. Basic concepts and relations in Geodesy.
2. Length measuring.
3. Angle measuring.
4. Position measuring.
5. Vertical measuring.
6. Tacheometry.
7. Geodetic ranging.
8. Photogrametry.
9. Spatial point determination.
10. Fundamental cartography.
11. Geodetic surveying in geology.
12. GIS - fundamentals.
Introduction to GIS
1. Introduction to GIS - definitions, history, utilization, legal aspects of GIS.
2. Data collection, selection and storing.
3. GIS data formats and standards - raster data, raster images and vector data, conversion.
4. Data entry - scanning, vectorization.
5. Georeferencing.
6. GIS database - history, concepts, utilization.
7. Hardware and software for GIS. 8. till 12. Practical training.
Mathematics Seminar 1
Extension and completion of the lectures given in Mathematics 1.
Physics Seminar
Extension and completion of the lectures given in Physics for Geologists.
Mathematics Seminar 2
Extension and completion of the lectures given in Mathematics 2.
Chemistry Seminar
1.Symbols of the elements, nomenclature.
2.Amount of substance, calculations.
3.Stoichiometry, empirical and molecular formulas.
4.Redox equations. The structure of the atom, nuclear reactions.
5.Electron configurations, building-up principle.
6.Chemical bonding, molecular geometry.
7.Solutions, solubility, concentration units. The ideal gas equation.
8.pH calculations, hydrolysis.
9.Crystal structures. Thermodynamics and kinetics.
10.s- and p- elements.
11.Transition metals.
12.Coordination compounds.
Rocks under Microscope
1.-4. lectures: Magmatic rocks: structures, crystallisation and mineral contents, postmagmatic
mineral alterations.
5. - 8. lectures: Metamorphic rocks: structures, index minerals, facies and mineral contents.
9.-12. lectures: Sedimentary rocks: structures and characteristic mineral contents, diagenetic
alterations.
Applied Mathematics
1.-2. Riemans definition of definite integral, upper and lower Riemans summations, NewtonLeibnitz formulae, basic properties of definite integrals, relation between definite and
indefinite integrals.
3.-4. Evaluation of lengths, areas and volumes of different geometrical forms and shapes,
applications of integral calculus in natural sciences, focused on geology.
5.-6. Simple linear differential equations of first order. Homogeneous differential equations.
Method of constant variation. Differential equations of second order with constant
coefficients. Characteristic equations.
7. Non-homogeneous linear equations of second order with constant coefficients. Systems of
linear differential equations.
8.-9. Functions of several variables (multi-variable functions), examples from physics,
geometry and geology. Graphs, slices of graphs, contours. Local extremes of twodimensional functions.
10.-11. Definition of function limit for the case of a multi-variable functions, transformation of
the limit of multi-dimensional function to the limit of one-dimensional function. Continuity of
multi-variable function, defined by means of a limit.
12. Partial derivatives of multi-variable functions.
Professional English 1
The course will help students acquire basic communication skills (speaking, reading, writing
and listening). Passing this course should prove a universal tool for fellowships and
conferences abroad. This module is in the form of a project, which shows how to cope with
the process of preparation for the situations mentioned above. It will help students learn how
to behave and express themselves correctly. From the first contact with a foreign partner,
through meetings, the preparation of the presentations and how to present them. It will also
teach students various tricks on how to avoid cross cultural collisions.
Professional English 2
The purpose of this course is to teach students:
how to write abstracts and summaries
how to fill out different forms, application forms, questionnaires
how to write a CV (rsum) in English
how to write cover letters and other basic correspondence
how to improve professional writing skills in English
how to differentiate between formal and informal writing
how to understand how to choose a topic, use proper writing techniques, organize and edit
papers
how to improve critical reading and writing skills
Soil Science
1. Soil evolution: Soil-forming process and its factors. Relationships of pedosphere to
atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere.
2. Soil morphology: soil colour, space arrangement of the soil matter (structure), grain size
and skeleton content (texture), moisture content, consistency, pedofeatures, occurrence of
carbonates, root content, transition between horizons.
3. Inorganic components of soil solid phase: Classification according to solubility. Examples
of clay minerals in soils, aluminosilicate weathering, origin of clay minerals.
4. Organic components of soil solid phase: Specific and non-specific humus compounds,
structure of humic compounds, laboratory fractionation of humus.
5. Properties of soil colloids: Sorption complex of soils - Components of soil sorption
complex, origin of permanent and pH-dependent charges, electric double-layer, adsorption of
cations, preferences, ion fixation, chemical characteristics of soil sorption complex.
6. Partial soil forming processes I: Peptization and coagulation of soil colloids
electrokinetic potential, significance in development of luvisols. Podzolization processes
existing theories of origin of podzolic horizons.
7. Partial soil forming processes II: Oxidation-reduction processes in soils - the role of water,
electron donors and acceptors, sequence of reduction reactions, elements sensitive to redox
potential. Gleyic ang pseudogleyic processes.
8. Soil micromorphology: Sampling of undisturbed soil samples, preparation of soil thin
sections, basic micromorphological terminology. Main types and kinds of pedofeatures. Thin
section observations using polarizing microscope.
9. Principles of soil classification: Partial soil forming processes and soil diagnostic horizons.
Morfogenetic classification system of soils of Slovakia soil groups and soil types.
Petrophysics
1.Introduction and definition, position of rock physics in geological and other related
disciplines, application of petrophysical methods, thermal properties of rocks.
2-4. Electrical properties of rocks, application principles of electrical properties in geoelectrics
and geology.
5-6.Elastic properties of rocks, application principles of elastic properties in seismics and
geology.
7.Magnetic properties of rocks, application principles of magnetic properties in magnetics
and geology.
8.Density of rocks, application principles of density properties in gravity and geology.
9-10.Natural radioactivity of rocks, application principles of radioactivity in radioactive survey
and geology.
11-12.Physical properties of rocks used in well logging and by complex interpretation of
geophysics.
Geophysical Practice
Introduction to geophysical practice. Geothermal measurements. Geoelectrical methods,
principles of geoelectrical measurements realisation. Seismic methods, principles of seismic
measurements realisation. Magnetic methods, principles of magnetic measurements
realisation. Gravimetric methods, principles of gravimetric measurements realisation.
Radiometric methods and methods of nucleus geophysics, and their measurements
realisation. Well-log geophysics and principles of realisation its measurements.
GIS in Geology
1. GIS data quality - digital geological data in Slovakia.
2. Quality of input data, sources of errors.
3. Input data reclassifications in geology.
4. Map algebra.
5. Statistical analyses.
6.Digital elevation model - data sources, creation of DEM, DEM analyses.
7. Map layouts - visualization.
Hydrogeochemical Calculations
1. Water solutions of solid substances. Acid-base equilibria.
2. Ionic and non-ionic substances in water. Total dissolved solids.
3. Chemical analysis of water types, basic terminology, accuracy of chemical analysis,
units, special terms in hydrogeochemistry.
4. Gases in water, oxygen, CO2 species, hardness of water.
5. Ideal and real solutions, ionic strength, activity coefficient, activities.
6. Main mineralization processes. Solubility product.
7. Equilibrium thermodynamics, Gibbs free energy, saturation indexes.
8. Water-carbon dioxide system, CO2 pressure.
9. Water-carbon dioxide-carbonates system.
10. Water-sulphates system.
11. Silicate system.
12. Oxidation-reduction system.
13. Laboratory practice.
techniques;
Classical
analytical
methods;
Dynamic Geology 2
1. Geotectonic cycle and geological environment of sedimentation, magmatism and
metamorphism and their reflex in orogen belts.
2. Lithosphere (essential characterisation), its mechanics and thermal regimen.
3. Kinematics of lithospheric plates.
4. Geotectonic regimens: divergent (extension) system.
5. Geotectonic regimens: convergent (compression) system.
6. Geotectonic regimens: transform systems.
7. Magmatism - mechanisms of magma origin, ascent and emtplacement.
8. Geological environs and types of magmatism and volcanism.
9. Metamorphic process (fundamental thermodynamic concepts and functions of mineral
metamorphosis).
10. Metamorphic environs and types of metamorphosis.
11. Mineral deposit-forming processes.
12. Geological environs of characteristic mineral deposit types formation.
Quaternary
1 Introduction to Quaternary studies, main features, Quaternary view of research.
2 Geological and geographical processes during Quaternary in glaciated and non-glaciated
areas.
3 Quaternary sediments volcanites, colluvial deposits, piedmont deposits, tropical and
subtropical grounds.
4 Lacustrine sediments, swamps, moss, fluvial sediments, carst filling, freshwater
limestones.
5 Regional survey of sediments and shape in Slovak territory.
6 Quaternary stratigraphy, classification of Pleistocene and Holocene periods.
7 Life during Quaternary, basic sorts of flora, fauna and evolution of humans.
8 Palaeobiological aspect of Quaternary and palaeoecology.
9 Reconstruction of Quaternary palaeoenvironments, significance of oxygen isotope for the
reconstruction of the marine environment.
10 Pleistocene and Holocene, regional geology,
palaeogeography of human influence on environment.
sedimentology,
climatology,
Rock Mechanics 1
Determination of rock physical and mechanical characteristics by laboratory and field tests;
the flow of water in soils - Darcys law, coefficient of permeability; model measurements of
the water flow in the soils, stress due to gravity and stress due to surface load from
structures; the theory of deformation of rocks, Youngs modulus, oedometer and deformation
modulus; the bearing capacity 1st group of the limit states and settlement, differential
settlement 2nd group of the limit states.
Geochemistry of Technosphere
1. Pollution and environmental problems. Risk factors industry, transportation, agriculture,
urban areas, population, natural disasters, war events. Role of geochemistry in
environmental issues.
2. Composition and behavior of the atmosphere. Atmospheric photochemistry, reactions in
the upper atmosphere and troposphere. Atmospheric pollution, interactions with the
hydrosphere, acid rains.
3. Energy and climate, energy balance of the Earth. Climate history of the Earth, causes of
global climate changes.
4. Pollution in aquatic environment, transportation and fate of pollutants within the
components of the hydrological cycle continental surface water, marine environment,
groundwater.