GEL 161Exploration Geophysics
|  Magali taking gravity measurements in Antarctica |
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| Lectures: Tue & Thu 10:30 - 11:50 am | Office: 393 Physics/Geology Bldg. | ||
| ClassRoom: 196 Physics/Geology Bldg. | Phone: 754-5696 | ||
| Office Hours: Tue 1:00-3:00 or by appointment | |||
Important Information | |||
| Course Syllabus (PDF) |
Goals, Grading, Homework Policy | ||
| Course Policies (PDF) |
Office Hours, Participation, Etiquette, E-mail,... | ||
| Recommended Background | Calculus, Physics, GEL 50 | ||
| Textbook | Looking Into The Earth: An Introduction to Geological Geophysics by A.E. Mussett and M.A. Khan | ||
| Group Project | Web-page with projects, group members and starting materials. | ||
| (PDF) | Overview of group project requirements and topics. | ||
| Reading Q&A (10%) | Due weekly on Tuesdays, in class | ||
| OK to paraphrase or summarize questions with a figure/bullet points, etc... | |||
| Problem Sets (40%) | Due weekly on Thursdays, in class | ||
| Midterm 1 (10%) | Thursday, April 24th, in class | ||
| Midterm 2 (10%) | Thursday, May 15th, in class | ||
| Group Project (20%) | Thursday, June 5th, in class with presentation | ||
| Final (10%) | Saturday, June 7th, 3:30-5:30 PM, Room 196 Physics/Geology Bldg. | ||
| Office Hour Notes: April 8: office hour from 2-3 pm only. April 21st: Special Office hour from 1-3 pm. April 22nd: No office hour. April 28th: Office hour from noon-1:15 pm (no office hour at 1-3 pm). | |||
Schedule & Homework | |||
| * Homework and Reading listed on DUE DATE | |||
| No Qs refers only to chapters 21 and higher | |||
| Date | Topic | Reading | Homework |
| Geophysical Methods | |||
| Tu 04-01 | Global Tectonics & Earth Structure | Ch. 1, 19 (no Qs) | |
| Th 04-03 | Data Acquisition & Reduction | Ch. 20 | |
| Tu 04-08 | Data Processing | Ch. 2-3; Ch. 21 (no Qs) | |
| Seismology | |||
| Th 04-10 | Global Seismology & Seismic Waves | In Class Exercise Key | HW 1 KEY |
| Tu 04-15 | Earthquakes & Seismotectonics | Ch. 4-5 (Ch 5: skip #10,11,12) | |
| Th 04-17 | Refraction Seismology I | HW 2 KEY | |
| Tu 04-22 | Refraction Seismology II | Ch 6; Ch. 22 (no Qs) | |
| Group Project: name & members due | |||
| Th 04-24 | Midterm 1 (Ch 1-5, 20) | ||
| Tu 04-29 | Reflection Seismology I | Ch. 7; Ch. 24 (no Qs) | |
| Th 05-01 | Reflection Seismology II | Correction to Eq 7.7-7.8 | HW 3 KEY |
| Gravity | |||
| Tu 05-06 | Gravity: Small-scale | Ch. 8-9; Ch. 26 (no Qs) | |
| Group Project: outline, member tasks due | |||
| Th 05-08 | Gravity: Large-scale | HW 4 KEY | |
| Electrical Methods | |||
| Tu 05-13 | Group Projects Survey Design | ||
| Th 05-15 | Midterm 2 (Ch. 6-7) | ||
| Tu 05-20 | Resistivity Methods-1 | HW 5 KEY | |
| Group Project: Detailed Outline with Figures | |||
| Th 05-22 | Resistivity Methods-2 | Ch. 12 | |
| Tu 05-27 | EM Methods | Ch. 13 | HW 6 KEY |
| Geothermics & Well-Logging | |||
| Th 05-29 | NO CLASS | ||
| Tu 06-03 | Geothermics & Well-Logging | Ch. 17-18 | |
| Th 06-05 | Projects Due: In Class Group Presentations | ||
| Sa 06-07 | Final Exam (Ch. 8,9,12,13,17,18; 1-7,20) | ||