Introduction to Geophysics (U02089)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : GEO-2-GEOPHY2

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

? Costs : None.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	10:00	11:00	Lecture Theatre 6301, JCMB	KB

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 or Thur 14.00-17.00.

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.