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Research School of Earth Sciences · ANU College of Science and Medicine
Geophysics is crucial in our understanding of Earth's history, structure and physical conditions. This course will provide a practical introduction to Global Geophysics with an emphasis on Earth's internal and surface processes. Global Geophysics will bring together the structure and dynamics of the Earth in terms of processes varying on scales from the microscopic to the whole planet. Topics will include; plate tectonic theory, earthquakes, seismic waves, heat transport, mantle convection, magnetic and gravity fields, deep Earth structure, geophysical data analysis, and deformation of the solid Earth. This course is co-taught with undergraduate students but assessed separately.
3 end of module practical assignments
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Presentation of a poster at a student conference
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which may consist of 2 x 1 hour lectures plus 1 x 3 hour practical per week. - 1/2 day student conference. - Approximately 60 hours of self-study which will include preparation for lectures, practicals and other assessment tasks.
None Preliminary Reading Understanding Earth by Grotzinger and Jordan The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics by Fowler Fundamentals of Geophysics by Lowrie Earthquakes: Science and Society by Brumbaugh