1. Introduction to Geomagnetism
Wu Bateer

2. Outline-1 The Earth’s magnetic field The origin of magnetic field
Basic principles of rock magnetism
Paleomagnetism
Magnetic Chronology
Environmental magnetism

3. Outline-2 The Earth’s magnetic field The origin of magnetic field
The physics of magnetism
The magnetic dipole
Elements of the Earth’s magnetic field
Measurements of the Earth’s magnetic field
The origin of magnetic field
The magnetic field of external origin
The magnetic field of internal origin
Time variations
Basic principles of rock magnetism
Magnetic properties of solids
Magnetic remanence
Magnetic properties of minerals
Magnetic minerals in rocks

4. Outline-3 Paleomagnetism Magnetic Chronology Environmental magnetism
Magnetic Remanence in Rocks
Paleomagnetic working strategy
Paleomagnetic information/applications
Magnetic Chronology
Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale (GPTS)
Magnetic Stratigraphy
Paleosecular Variation
Archaeomagnetism
Environmental magnetism
Environmental Prospecting
Enviromagnetic Parameters and Techniques
Magnetic Climatology
Magnetism and Pollution
Seismo- and Volcanomagnetism

5. Books & Reference Materials
Lanza R., Meloni A., The Earth’s Magnetism: An Introduction for Geologists, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Lowrie W., Chapter 5, Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism in: Fundamentals of Geophysics. Cambridge University Press
Butler, R. F., Paleomagnetism, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Cambridge, 319pp: downloadable free
McElhinny, M.W., McFadden, P.L., Paleomagnetism: Continents and Oceans. Academic Press, San Diego.
Van der Voo, R., Paleomagnetism of the Atlantic, Tethys and Iapetus Oceans. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, UK；
Tauxe L. et al., Essentials of Paleomagnetism. University of California Press: Consult free at
袁学诚等, 古地磁原理和应用, 地质出版社, 1991.
朱岗崑.古地磁学：基础、原理、方法、成果与应用.北京：科学出版社，2005
Cambridge University Press