Books by David D. (Stanford University Pollard

A pioneering textbook that balances descriptive classification and quantitative analysis of geological structures using tools from calculus and mechanics. Coordinated laboratory exercises available online help students to consolidate learning and put it into practice, preparing them for graduate studies and careers as professional geoscientists.

Fundamentals of Structural Geology presents a modern quantitative approach to structural geology and tectonics for advanced students and researchers. It emphasizes the observational data, modern mapping technology, principles of continuum mechanics, and the mathematical and computational skills, necessary to quantitatively map, describe, model, and explain deformation in Earth's lithosphere.