Plate Tectonics: How It Works

by Allan Cox, Robert Brian Hart

Palaeomagnetism, plates, hot spots, trenches and ridges are the subject of this unusual book. Plate Tectonics is a book of exercises and background information that introduces and demonstrates the basics of the subject. In a lively and lucid manner, it brings together a great deal of material in spherical trigonometry that is necessary to understand plate tectonics and the research literature written about it. It is intended for use in first year graduate courses in geophysics and tectonics, and provides a guide to the quantitative understanding of plate tectonics.

Genres: Academic

416 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1986

Reviews

[YangJN]

I want to learn more about tectonics.

[Sierra Ramsey]

Easily one of the best textbooks I've ever read. Everything is presented clearly with excellent examples and problem sets. If you have a good professor to complement this book, then learning plate tectonics should be a breeze.