Text:

Looking into the Earth, by Alan E. Mussett & M. Aftab Khan, Cambridge University Press, 2000, 470 pp.

Course Description:

(O) Principles and instrumentation of geophysical methods used to collect and interpret data from the Earth's interior. Two lectures, one three-hour laboratory. Prerequisites: GLY 261 and either PHY 105 & PHY 106, or PHY 201 & PHY 202.

Grading:

1st Hour Exam:	20%
2nd Hour Exam:	20%
Final (cumulative):	20%
Lab:	40%
Total:	100%

Attendance Policy:

Students are expected to attend class. While I am not going to take attendance, class participation and in-class assignments will contribute to your grade. Only "valid absences" will excuse you from these assignments. "Valid absences" are those due to approved College activities (see "Matriculation Guidelines" regarding this policy) or due to illness. It is always best to talk to me about a valid absence before it occurs, when possible, so that we can work out a make up time.

Late Policy:

All assignments (homework and lab assignments) are due at 4:00 PM on their due date. Assignments turned in late will be docked 10% of the full value every 24 hours (or part there of) that they are late. Assignments a week late will receive a zero. For example, if the homework assignment is due at 4:00 PM, and one turns it in at 4:05 PM, one will automatically get 10% off. Plan accordingly.

Course Objectives:

Knowledge about the Earth's structure and composition below the surface and deep within the earth comes from the interpretation of geophysical data. In this course, various geophysical methods will be explained in lectures and demonstrated in laboratory exercises. In addition, participants will gain an understanding of the limitations of these methods and what they say about the earth by analyzing data collected by the participants and additional data sets of regional scale.

 Readings:

The pages listed in the Course Schedule below refer to the pages in your textbook that cover and discuss the topic listed. At the very least, skim the pages BEFORE class. Then, after class, go over your lecture notes with your textbook in hand, so that as you rewrite your notes, you can use the textbook to add to or fill in your notes. At some point you should read the readings all the way through.

Course Schedule and Activities:

Dates	Topics	Reading
Wed. Aug 28	Introduction, SI units, Data acquisition, Dimensional analysis	1-12
Mon. Sept 2	Seismology: Fundamentals of wave motion	24-41
Wed. Sept 4	LAB: Global Seismology: earth structure
Mon. Sept 9	Earthquakes: Fault plane solutions and magnitude	42-64
Wed. Sept 11	LAB: Seismology and Plate Motions
Mon. Sept 16	Seismology: Refraction	65-83
Wed. Sept 18	LAB: Crustal Structure: refraction seismology
Mon. Sept 23	Seismology: Reflection	84-106
Wed. Sept 25	LAB: Visualizing underground structures with reflection seismology
Mon. Sept 30	FIRST HOUR EXAM
Wed. Oct 2	Gravity	107-124
Mon. Oct 7	Fall Break: no class
Wed. Oct 9	LAB: Case Study using a gravity survey
Mon. Oct 14	Gravity and Isostacy (Density Structure of the Earth)	125-138
Wed. Oct 16	LAB: Continue Case Study using a gravity survey
Mon. Oct 21	Paleomagnetism	139-161
Wed. Oct 23	LAB: Reconstructing plates using paleomagnetism
Mon. Oct 28	Magnetic Surveying	162-180
Wed. Oct 30	LAB: Case Study using magnetic surveying
Mon. Nov 4	Resistivity Methods	181-201
Wed. Nov 6	LAB: Continue Case Study using magnetic surveying
Mon. Nov 11	SECOND HOUR EXAM
Wed. Nov 13	Electromagnetic Methods	210-232
Mon. Nov 18	Geothermics: Heat and Temperature in Earth	269-284
Wed. Nov 20	LAB: Case Study using resistivity
Mon. Nov 25	Subsurface: well logs and GPR	285-308
Wed. Nov 27	Thanksgiving break: no class
Mon. Dec 2	Examples: Volcanoes and Craters	390-407
Wed. Dec 4	LAB: Heat flow and Bathymetry: sea floor spreading
Mon. Dec 9	Examples: Archaeological site surveying	429-438
Mon. Dec16	Final Exam

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