Computational Geology
Computational Geology is a regular column in the Journal of Geoscience Education that aims to promote the use of mathematics in the undergraduate geoscience curriculum. The column is written by H.L. Vacher of the Department of Geology at the University of South Florida who was the recipient of the 2004 Neil Miner award of the NAGT.
The main part of each installment is a discussion of some mathematical issue in a geologic context. The set provides a resource of topic-specific outside readings for geology courses with quantitative content.
CG-1, Significant figures (Acrobat (PDF) 33kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 46, n. 3, p. 292-295, May, 1998 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-2, Speaking logarithmically (Acrobat (PDF) 69kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 46, n. 4, p. 383-388, September, 1998 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-3, Progressing geometrically (Acrobat (PDF) 125kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 46, n. 5, p. 500-506, November, 1998 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-4, Mapping with vectors (Acrobat (PDF) 135kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 47, n. 1, p. 64-70, 1999, January, 1999 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-5, If geology, then calculus (Acrobat (PDF) 656kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 47, n. 2, p. 166-175, March, 1999 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-6, Solving problems (Acrobat (PDF) 98kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 47, n. 3, p. 280-288, May, 1999 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-7, The algebra of unit conversions (Acrobat (PDF) 115kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 47, n. 4, p. 376-383, September, 1999 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-8, The power function (Acrobat (PDF) 133kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 47, n. 5, p. 473-481, November, 1999 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-9, The exponential function (Acrobat (PDF) 138kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 48, n. 1, p. 70-76, January, 2000 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-10, The algebra of deduction (Acrobat (PDF) 79kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 48, n. 2, p. 229-238, March, 2000 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-11, Uniformitarianism and the inverse problem (Acrobat (PDF) 93kB Jun7 05)
JGE, v. 48, n. 3, p. 373-380, May, 2000 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-12, Cramer's Rule and the Three-Point Problem (Acrobat (PDF) 276kB Jun30 05)
JGE, v. 48, n. 4, p. 522-532, September, 2000 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-14, The Vector Cross-Product and the Three-Point Problem (Acrobat (PDF) 260kB Jul7 05)
JGE, v. 49, n.1, p. 72-82, January, 2001 (edits, June2005)
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CG-15, More Mapping with Vectors (Acrobat (PDF) 245kB Jul7 05)
JGE, v. 49, n. 3, p. 193-204, March, 2001 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-16, The Taylor Series and Error Propagation (Acrobat (PDF) 252kB Jun30 05)
JGE, v. 49, n.3, p. 305-313, May, 2001 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-17, The Total Differential and Error Propagation (Acrobat (PDF) 277kB Jun30 05)
JGE, v. 49, n. 4, p. 386-396, September, 2001 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-18, Definition and the Concept of Set (Acrobat (PDF) 197kB Jun14 05)
JGE, v. 49, n. 5, p. 470-479, November, 2001 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-19, Classification and the Combination of Sets (Acrobat (PDF) 181kB Jun14 05)
JGE, v. 50, n. 1, p. 89-99, January, 2002 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-20, Rocks at the Intersection (Acrobat (PDF) 91kB Jun14 05)
JGE, v. 50, n. 2, p. 201-208, March, 2002 (edits, June 2005)
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CG-29, Quantitative Literacy: Spreadsheets, Range Charts and Triangular Plots (Acrobat (PDF) 2.2MB Jul13 05)
JGE, v. 53, n. 3, May, 2005, p. 324-333
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CG-30, Archimedes Bath - A Better Story (Acrobat (PDF) 1.7MB Jul13 05)
JGE, v. 53, n. 3, May 2005, p. 334-338
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CG-31, Visualizing averages - The 60% Relative Depth Rule for Stream Velocity (Acrobat (PDF) 166kB Aug23 05)
JGE, v. 53, n. 4, September 2005, p. 478-481
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