# Tectonics and Geodynamics

- Institution: IIT Kharagpur
- Department: Civil Engineering
- Teacher: Prof. Saibal Gupta
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105105567)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/105105567)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 01 : The beginnings - Continental Drift Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/a4c5b844a435) (Video)
2. [Lecture 02 : Demise of the Continental Drift Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/68594b87d7bb) (Video)
3. [Lecture 03 : The Sea Floor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/0d221a26e9a0) (Video)
4. [Lecture 04 : Sea Floor Spreading](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/7b332e59b713) (Video)
5. [Lecture 05 : Rigid Plates on the Earths Surface](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/331cc79cbf9b) (Video)
6. [Lecture 06 : How plates would move on a flat Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/4c19b6575ca8) (Video)
7. [Lecture 07 : Three Plate Motions on a Flat Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/e81d37d2af85) (Video)
8. [Lecture 08 : Plate boundary movements on a Flat Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/cc070f4bb2f3) (Video)
9. [Lecture 09 : Triple junctions on a flat Earth – Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/b025efb03a75) (Video)
10. [Lecture 10 : Triple junctions on a flat Earth – Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/23a1b55108a6) (Video)
11. [Lecture 11 : Evaluation of selected triple junctions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/06b55cec76b0) (Video)
12. [Lecture 12 : Plate Motions on a Spherical Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/88d4bb42e9d9) (Video)
13. [Lecture 13 : Calculating Relative Motions at Plate Boundaries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/03cd729d4782) (Video)
14. [Lecture 14 : Combination of Rotation Vectors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/467473a0060f) (Video)
15. [Lecture 15 : Finite and Infinitesimal, Rotations, and Absolute Plate Motions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/188ab5fb7670) (Video)
16. [Lecture 16 : The Magnetic Field of the Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/c3bdf08616e5) (Video)
17. [Lecture 17 : Calculating the Earth's Magnetic Field](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/a11792431bac) (Video)
18. [Lecture 18 : Calculating the Earth's Magnetic Field(Contd.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/b2081c3f2216) (Video)
19. [Lecture 19 : Magnetizing rocks and Magnetic Anomalies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/9d4e4fa6c301) (Video)
20. [Lecture 20 : The Geomagnetic Reversal Time Scale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/24686f11ab59) (Video)
21. [Lecture 21 : History of the Oceans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/eab1d703635c) (Video)
22. [Lecture 22 : It's all About Heat!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/3d19625fa0ac) (Video)
23. [Lecture 23 : The 1-D Heat Conduction Equation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/c96d6d70ba54) (Video)
24. [Lecture 24 : More on the Heat Conduction Equation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/b4d7b32034db) (Video)
25. [Lecture 25 : The Equilibrium Geotherm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/9caeca933c95) (Video)
26. [Lecture 26 : Conditions affecting the equilibrium geotherm](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/ef7032b61f91) (Video)
27. [Lecture 27 : Continental Heat Flow and Heat Flow Provinces](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/b0ec75baa2bc) (Video)
28. [Lecture 28 : Heat Flow Provinces in Crust with active erosion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/e6f8c4aa2eb0) (Video)
29. [Lecture 29 : The thermal Gradient in the Earth's Mantle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/1c83c2ae3c5b) (Video)
30. [Lecture 30 : Thermal Structure of the Earth's Mantle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/6a273cc8dfc7) (Video)
31. [Lecture 31 : Oceanic Heat Flow](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/97d2b1f1fe24) (Video)
32. [Lecture 32 : Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere - I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/ae763dc82343) (Video)
33. [Lecture 33 : Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere - II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/2e0dab4c43b2) (Video)
34. [Lecture 34 : Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere and Bathymetric Depth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/51270fcd5e8f) (Video)
35. [Lecture 35 : Forces acting on Plates - Driving and Resistive Forces](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/293b110b0449) (Video)
36. [Lecture 36 : The breakings of continents - I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/d177f18ab3ab) (Video)
37. [Lecture 37 : The breakings of continents - II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/e5598c00cdda) (Video)
38. [Lecture 38 : Formation of passive continental margins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/825fc9ca84e1) (Video)
39. [Lecture 39 : Stretching the Lithosphere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/feac267a2861) (Video)
40. [Lecture 40 : Consequences of continental Lithospheric stretching](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/1f719edd9d23) (Video)
41. [Lecture 41 : Formation of extensional basins and continental margins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/af8b1d8ed57f) (Video)
42. [Lecture 42 : The Mid-Oceanic Ridge Rift Sysem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/e6000b053e12) (Video)
43. [Lecture 43 : Structure of the ocean crust and the ophiolite model](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/f7d802652be1) (Video)
44. [Lecture 44 : Mantle Petrology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/86c40a508313) (Video)
45. [Lecture 45 : Melting of the mantle at Mid-Oceanic ridges](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/99001717633a) (Video)
46. [Lecture 46 : Conservative Plate Boundaries - Transform Faults](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/78f563eaf5b0) (Video)
47. [Lecture 47 : Oceanic Transform Faults - Morphology and Crustal Structure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/f562aecc5811) (Video)
48. [Lecture 48 : Explaining the Idiosyncrasies of Oceanic Transforms - I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/29eb0f38fcdb) (Video)
49. [Lecture 49 : Explaining the Idiosyncrasies of Oceanic Transforms - II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/cb94ccc200b7) (Video)
50. [Lecture 50 : Continental Transforms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/737491548ae6) (Video)
51. [Lecture 51 : Convergent Margins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/45b66f4f1a38) (Video)
52. [Lecture 52 : Geophysical characteristics of subduction zones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/7f5df7fd4d88) (Video)
53. [Lecture 53 : The arc basement and accretionary prism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/0f4c0816243f) (Video)
54. [Lecture 54 : Mechanics of Thrust sheets and accretionary prism process - I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/e730fffa2bcb) (Video)
55. [Lecture 55 : Mechanics of Thrust sheets and accretionary prism process - II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/1cc7185cacb1) (Video)
56. [Lecture 56 : Arcuate trenches, outer swells & back-arc basins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/50e32295b643) (Video)
57. [Lecture 57 : Magmatism associated with subduction zones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/6339301800ff) (Video)
58. [Lecture 58 : Collisions!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/eb257eb8e3e4) (Video)
59. [Lecture 59 : Continent-Continent collisions & Formation of Suture Zones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/fb02f8229a24) (Video)
60. [Lecture 60 : Did Plate tectonics operate on Early Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/ccba3dc20259) (Video)
61. [Live Session 13-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/a4c5b844a435-2) (Video)
62. [Live Session 18-03-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/68594b87d7bb-2) (Video)
63. [Live Session 21-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/105105567/0d221a26e9a0-2) (Video)