Written by David Rothery who is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University Geology A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed all in one place It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in outlining the basics in clear English & then providing added-value features like a glossary of the essential jargon terms links to useful websites & even examples of questions you might be asked in a seminar or exam The book uses a structure chosen to cover the essentials of most school & university courses on Geology Topics covered include the Earth's structure earthquakes plate tectonics volcanoes igneous intrusions metamorphism weathering erosion deposition deformation physical resources past life & fossils the history of the Earth Solar System geology & geological fieldwork There are useful appendices of minerals rock names & geological time