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Mathematization of geology

Matematización de la geología

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https://doi.org/10.15446/rbct.n41.55386

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Geology, mathematics, Colombian universities (en)
geología, matemáticas, universidades colombianas (es)

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This article has the objective to consider about the importance of the mathematization of the geology in the Colombian universities. Even though the analysis and the data were taken for the particular case of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Medellin, because of the similitude that the careers of Geology and Engineering Geology have in common, it can be considered possible to extrapolate and generalize the conclusions valid for any university in the territory of Colombia. This article analyses the actual standing, its limitations, and show different obstacles limited the development of this as a strong branch of geology; and projects a better situation for the immediate future. The article begins with an historic review that will help to understand how this branch has been coexisted just from the beginning of the formalization of geology as a science in Europe and North America.
El presente artículo tiene el objetivo de reflexionar sobre la importancia de la matematización de la geología en las universidades colombianas. Si bien el análisis y la toma de datos se hacen para el caso de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia en la sede Medellín, por la semejanza que tienen las carreras de Geología e Ingeniería Geológica en el país es posible extrapolar los resultados y generalizar las conclusiones para toda universidad en el territorio nacional colombiano. El artículo analiza la situación actual, sus limitaciones y las trabas que han limitado el desarrollo de la misma como una fuerte bifurcación de la geología tradicional; y proyecta una mejor posibilidad de desarrollo de ésta hacia el futuro inmediato. El artículo inicia con una reseña histórica que ayuda a entender cómo esta rama ha coexistido casi desde la formalización de la geología como una ciencia en Europa y Norteamérica.

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Suarez-Burgoa, L. O. (2017). Mathematization of geology. Boletín de Ciencias de la Tierra, (41), 31–39. https://doi.org/10.15446/rbct.n41.55386

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SUAREZ-BURGOA, L. O. Mathematization of geology. Boletín de Ciencias de la Tierra, [S. l.], n. 41, p. 31–39, 2017. DOI: 10.15446/rbct.n41.55386. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rbct/article/view/55386. Acesso em: 21 jul. 2024.

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Suarez-Burgoa, Ludger O. 2017. “Mathematization of geology”. Boletín De Ciencias De La Tierra, no. 41 (January):31-39. https://doi.org/10.15446/rbct.n41.55386.

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Suarez-Burgoa, L. O. (2017) “Mathematization of geology”, Boletín de Ciencias de la Tierra, (41), pp. 31–39. doi: 10.15446/rbct.n41.55386.

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Suarez-Burgoa, Ludger O. “Mathematization of geology”. Boletín de Ciencias de la Tierra, no. 41 (January 1, 2017): 31–39. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/rbct/article/view/55386.

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