Пособие разработано в соответствии с программой дисциплины и ФГОС ВО Федеральным государственным образовательным стандартом высшего образования; представляет курс лекций, в котором рассмотрены основные положения геологии: общие сведения о строении Земли, геологических процессах формирования и истории развития нашей планеты; изложены особенности строения и состава земной коры, дана характеристика минералов и горных пород, слагающих земную кору. Рассмотрены эндогенные и экзогенные процессы формирования рельефа.
Предназначено для студентов, обучающихся по направлению подготовки 21.03.01. Нефтегазовое дело.

With this book, we hope to introduce readers to the world of physical geology and to share with them the excitement of exploring Earth and the processes that formed it. We hope that readers of this book will gain a better understanding of Earth and an increased awareness of our planet. When traveling by airplane, a reader will appreciate how mountains, rivers, and deserts were formed, and what governs their locations, shapes, and textures.

Visualizing Geology is designed to help your students learn effectively. Created in collaboration with the National Geographic Society and our Wiley Visualizing Consulting Editor, Professor Jan Plass of New York University, Visualizing Geology integrates rich visuals and media with text to direct students’ attention to important information. This approach represents complex processes, organizes related pieces of information, and integrates information into clear representations. Beautifully illustrated, Visualizing Geology shows your students what the discipline is all about—its main concepts and applications— while also instilling an appreciation and excitement about the richness of the subject. 
Visuals, as used throughout this text, are instructional components that display facts, concepts, processes, or principles. They create the foundation for the text and do more than simply support the written or spoken word. The visuals include diagrams, graphs, maps, photographs, illustrations, schematics, animations, and videos. Why should a textbook based on visuals be effective? Research shows that we learn better from integrated text and visuals than from either medium separately. Beginners in a subject benefit most from reading about the topic, attending class, and studying well-designed and integrated visuals. A visual, with good accompanying discussion, really can be worth a thousand words!

Well-designed visuals can also improve the efficiency with which information is processed by a learner. The more effectively we process information, the more likely it is that we will learn. This processing of information takes place in our working memory. As we learn, we integrate new information in our working memory with existing knowledge in our long-term memory.  <...>

The Conference recorded in this volume was held on the occasion of the dedication of the Cecil and Ida Green Building. This new building houses the Center for the Earth Sciences ofthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology, comprising the Departments of Meteorology and of Geology and Geophysics.
The annals of science do not frequently honor a man of industry, as the faculty in earth sciences at M.I.T. have done in choosing to dedicate this volume to Cecil H. Green, geophysicist and alumnus of the Institute.

In 1915, when the first edition of this text-book appeared, the author had had ten years' experience in teaching Historical Geology in the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University. Since then he has continued his interest in the subject, teaching it until 1920, and has made almost daily annotations in his table copy of the first edition concerning the newer facts as they appeared in publications. It soon became a perplexing problem to know what to eliminate so as to keep the book within bounds, as one intended for  eginners in Geology rather than for matured geologists.

В работе излагаются сведения справочного характера о курортах Краснодарского края: разных типах лечебных минеральных вод, грязях, климате и ландшафтных условиях.
Даются основные методические принципы применения различных компонентов окружающей среды и организационные формы работы по оздоровлению трудящихся, рассказывается о перспективах дальнейшего развития курортов Кубани.