The structure, composition and evolution of the earth; the concepts and application of various geophysical methods to infer earth structure, including seismology, gravity and geodesy, magnetics; generation of internal heat and heat loss; quantification of the driving forces of plate tectonics and isostatic topography. Prerequisites: PHYS 206 and PHYS 207, or equivalent; MATH 308; GEOL 150 or equivalent Credits 3. 2 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours.
The structure, composition and evolution of the earth; the concepts and application of various geophysical methods to infer earth structure, including seismology, gravity and geodesy, magnetics; generation of internal heat and heat loss; quantification of the driving forces of plate tectonics and isostatic topography. Prerequisites: PHYS 206 and PHYS 207, or equivalent; MATH 308; GEOL 150 or equivalent Credits 3. 2 Lecture Hours. 2 Lab Hours.