Geology 515:

Introduction to Geophysics

Fall 2007 University of North Carolina, Geological Sciences

Instructor:

Class Meeting: TU-TH Mitchell Hall
Credits: 3

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Course Title: Introduction to Geophysics

Target Audience: Upper Level Undergraduate, First Year Graduate

Pre-Requisits: Math through Calculus, College Physics

Differential Equations and Linear Algebra will be useful but not required

Text Book:

Lowrie, W., Fundamentals of geophysics, xiv, 354 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge ; New York, 1997.

Hardback or Paperback should be available

Auxialiary Reading Material:

C. M. R. Fowler, The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics, Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition 2005, 685 pages

Turcotte, D.L., and G. Schubert, Geodynamics, xiii, 456 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge ; New York, 2002.

W. M. Telford, L.P. Geldart, R.E. Sheriff, Applied Geophysics, 2nd Ed, Cambridge University Press, 1990

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Major Topics Covered:

Plate Tectonics
Magnetism
Seismology
Gravity
Heat
Oceanic and Continental Lithosphere