Media Storage Type : 32 GB USB Stick
NPTEL Subject Matter Expert : Prof. Devapriya Chattopadhyay
NPTEL Co-ordinating Institute : IIT Madras
NPTEL Lecture Count : 65
NPTEL Course Size : 5.2 GB
NPTEL PDF Text Transcription : Available and Included
NPTEL Subtitle Transcription : Available and Included (SRT)
Lecture Titles:
Lecture 1 - Course Structure
Lecture 2 - Introduction to Google Earth
Lecture 3 - How Does Earth Science Work ?
Lecture 4 - What is a Mineral
Lecture 5 - Minerals and Rock Cycle
Lecture 6 - Continental Drift
Lecture 7 - Plate Tectonics
Lecture 8 - What are Igneous Rocks ?
Lecture 9 - Compositional Variation of Igneous Rocks
Lecture 10 - Why Does the Rock Melt ?
Lecture 11 - Igneous Activity and Plate Tectonics
Lecture 12 - Igneous Structures
Lecture 13 - Volcanoes
Lecture 14 - Discussion on Posted Questions
Lecture 15 - What are Metamorphic Rocks
Lecture 16 - Types of Metamorphism
Lecture 17 - Metamorphism and Plate Tectonics
Lecture 18 - Weathering and Erosion
Lecture 19 - Detrital Sedimentary Rocks
Lecture 20 - Chemical and Organic Sedimentary Rocks
Lecture 21 - Sedimentary Environment and Plate Tectonics
Lecture 22 - Discussion on Conceptual Questions
Lecture 23 - Discussion on Posted Questions
Lecture 24 - Diversity of Life
Lecture 25 - Why Do Groups Change ?
Lecture 26 - Nature of Paleontological Data
Lecture 27 - Introduction to PaleoDB
Lecture 28 - Relative Age
Lecture 29 - Correlation
Lecture 30 - Attempts to Estimate Absolute Age
Lecture 31 - Radiometric Dating
Lecture 32 - Rocks Full of Life
Lecture 33 - Discussion on Posted Questions_3
Lecture 34 - The Beginning
Lecture 35 - The Formation of the Planets and Moon
Lecture 36 - The Formation of the Continents
Lecture 37 - The Formation of the Atmosphere and Ocean
Lecture 38 - Origin of Life: Initial Ideas
Lecture 39 - Origin of Life: Which Biomolecules Came First ?
Lecture 40 - Origin of Life: Where did it all Start ?
Lecture 41 - Evidence of Early Life
Lecture 42 - Proterozoic Events and Life
Lecture 43 - Discussion on Posted Questions_4
Lecture 44 - Cambrian Earth and Life
Lecture 45 - Cambrian Explosion
Lecture 46 - Journey to Land: Fishes and Tetrapods
Lecture 47 - Journey to Land: Transitional Forms
Lecture 48 - Appearance of Amniotes
Lecture 49 - Dinosaurs
Lecture 50 - Dinosaurs Footprints
Lecture 51 - Appearance of Feathers
Lecture 52 - Mass Extinctions and Their Impact
Lecture 53 - K-Pg Extinction: Patterns
Lecture 54 - K-Pg Extinction: Mechanisms
Lecture 55 - Paleoclimatic Reconstruction
Lecture 56 - Cenozoic Climate
Lecture 57 - Recovery from K-Pg: Paleogene Event
Lecture 58 - Who are Whales ?
Lecture 59 - Discussion on Posted Questions_5
Lecture 60 - Development of Bipedality
Lecture 61 - Early Hominids
Lecture 62 - Megafaunal Extinction
Lecture 63 - Recent Extinctions
Lecture 64 - Anthropocene and Future
Lecture 65 - Discussion on Posted Questions_6