earth science

Jan Mangerud

Jan Mangerud is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jan Mangerud rather than just read about it. In short: Jan Mangerud (born 29 November 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian geologist who grew up in Lillestrøm, Akershus, and currently lives in Rådal, Bergen. Scientific career Mangerud graduated from the University of Oslo with a Bachelor's degree (cand.mag.) in 1961 and a master's degree (cand.real.) in 1962, and in 1973 he obtained a Doctorate (dr. philos.) from the University of Bergen, where he started a long lasting coopera…

Key takeaways

Jan Mangerud belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Jan Mangerud to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Jan Mangerud from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Jan Mangerud (born 29 November 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian geologist who grew up in Lillestrøm, Akershus, and currently lives in Rådal, Bergen.

Scientific career Mangerud graduated from the University of Oslo with a Bachelor's degree (cand.mag.) in 1961 and a master's degree (cand.real.) in 1962, and in 1973 he obtained a Doctorate (dr. philos.) from the University of Bergen, where he started a long lasting cooperation with Professor Bjørn G. Andersen, becoming a professor at the same university in 1977. He is also connected to the University of Bergen's Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, now as Professor emeritus (2013). Mangerud was a visiting scholar at Stockholm University in 1965 and the University of Minnesota in 1972, and a visiting professor at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado on several occasions. He has been involved in supervising research activities at the Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities and the Research Council of Norway, and his own publications in academic journals number about 160. Mangerud became a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters in 1987, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 1992, the Royal Swedish Physiographic Society in 1996, and the Academia Europaea in 1991. He was the first Norwegian to become an honorary member of the Quaternary Research Association, in 2006, and the International Union for Quaternary Research, in 2007. He has won several prizes for his research, including the Reusch Medal in 1971 and the Brøgger Prize in 2005. Childlike curiosity and enthusiasm characterize Mangerud, and when he resigned as professor at the University of Bergen in 2005, he knew that it was precisely these qualities that were the key to his success as a researcher.

Honors 1962 – Hans and Helga Reuschs Legacy 1971 – The Reusch Medal from the Norwegian Geological Society 1987 – Member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters 1991 – Member of Academia Europaea 1992 – Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 1995 – The Fram Committee's Nansen Reward 1996 – Member of Royal Physiographic Society in Lund, Sweden 2005 – Brøgger Prize from the Norwegian Geological Society 2006 – Honorary member of the Quaternary Research Association (QRA) 2007 – Honorary member of International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)

References

External links Jan Mangerud UiB Webcite Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jan Mangerud

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jan Mangerud claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jan Mangerud before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jan Mangerud ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jan Mangerud

In research: Jan Mangerud appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jan Mangerud in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jan Mangerud is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1937 births, 20th-century Norwegian geologists, 21st-century Norwegian geologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jan Mangerud outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Jan Mangerud in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Jan Mangerud in simple terms?

Jan Mangerud (born 29 November 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian geologist who grew up in Lillestrøm, Akershus, and currently lives in Rådal, Bergen. Scientific career Mangerud graduated from the University of Oslo with a Bachelor's degree (cand.mag.) in 1961 and a master's degree (cand.real.) in 1962…

Why does Jan Mangerud matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jan Mangerud?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Jan Mangerud.