GEO 594 /
GLE 594:
INTRODUCTION
TO APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
Class meets: Tue & Thu at 9:30am in Room 140
Required text:
Environmental
and Engineering
Other useful
reference texts:
For seismics in particular:
An introduction to applied and environmental
geophysics, Reynolds, 1997
The ultimate reference:
Applied
Other reference texts:
Exploration geophysics of
the shallow subsurface, Burger, 1992.
Whole Earth
An introduction to geophysical exploration, Keary, Brooks and Hill, 2002
Prerequisites: One year college calculus, one year college physics
or Engineering Mechanics 201, 202 and Physics 202.
Course Objectives
1) To provide the students knowledge of the basic
physics underlying different applied geophysical methods and how the methods
are used for exploration and characterization.
2) To provide an overview of the field procedures
employed to collect different types of geophysical data.
3) To provide an introduction to the techniques employed
to interpret geophysical data collected for applied and engineering purposes.
Student Responsibilities and
Method of Evaluation (Grades assigned on a curve)
1) Bi-weekly problem sets that focus on the basic
physics of the methods, simple analytic interpretation techniques, and
geophysical survey design provide experience in application of principles to
the types of problems encountered by the applied geophysicist.
2) Midterm and final exams are designed to test basic
understanding of material and students' ability to apply principles and solve
applied problems with geophysics.
Final Grade
50% - Homework problem sets
10% - Quiz 1
15% - Quiz 2
25% - Final
Office Hours: By
appointment