Fundamentals of Geophysics (U03590)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : GEO-3-FHNDGPH

A comprehensive introduction to the physical study of the Earth, concentrating on descriptive and interpretative aspects of both pure and applied geophysics, including discussion of earthquakes and seismology, gravity, geomagnetism, the thermal state of the Earth and plate tectonics.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Physics 2A: Forces, Fields and Potentials; and Meteorology: Weather and Climate.

? Prohibited combinations : Introduction to Geophysics.

? Costs : None.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Other subject areas

Environmental Courses, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	10:00	10:50	KB
Lecture	Wednesday	10:00	10:50	KB
Lecture	Friday	10:00	10:50	KB

1 of the following 2 classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	Tu	14:00	17:00	KB
Laboratory	Th	14:00	17:00	KB

? Additional Class Information : Practicals: Tue 14.00-17.00 or Thur 14.00-17.00, plus 5 additional tutorials at times to be arranged.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, you should have a comprehensive overview of the physical processes operating in the solid Earth and its core, and understand the principles of the geophysical techniques by which this information is derived.

You will have gained practical experience and understanding of geophysical survery techniques in the field and how observations can be interpreted.

You should be able to write a scientific report including reference to previous work, and understand the role played by new observations and an assessment of their errors in the process of scientific inference.

Note: all the information you need about the course is in the course handbook, which you can get from Nikki McEwan.