开设“地球重力场与人类生活”公选课程的探索

Exploration on Offering the Public Elective Course of "Earth Gravity Field and Human Life"

地球表面的任何物体都受到地球重力的作用,而地球重力场的自然过程规律及变化又与人类活动息息相关。本文概述了地球重力场的基本概念及其观测与应用,阐述了在我校以"地球科学"学科为主导的学科体系开设该类公选课程及课程设计的重要性。课程的开设将对培养具备一定的地学知识的综合型人才具有重要意义。

Every object in the Earth＇s surface is subject to effect from the gravity. The natural process and rule of the Earth gravitational field and its changes is closely related to human activities. This paper summarizes the basic concep- tion,observation and application of the Earth gravitational field,and the significance of offering the public elective course of Earth Gravity Field and Human Life course in geosciences disciplines and course design are expounded. It will be great significance of offering this course to cultivate comprehensive talents for eosciences knowledge.