GG304 Physics of the Earth and Planets, Spring 2011

Physics of the Earth & Planets A study of the basic physics that controls Earth's shape, orbit, interior structure, and geological evolution Instructor (before spring break): Clint Conrad       Contact: 804 POST, 956-6649, clintc@hawaii.edu Instructor (after spring break): Greg Moore       Contact: 807 POST, 956-6854, gmoore@hawaii.edu Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 to 10:15 AM in POST 703 Laboratory: Monday 1:30 to 4:20 PM in POST 733 Office Hours: After class or by appointment Text: Fundamentals of Geophysics by W. Lowrie More Information: The course syllabus can be downloaded here: Spring 2011 Syllabus for GG304 Schedule and Handouts: Week 1 (Jan 10-14): Planetary Orbits and Physics Review             [ Lecture 1: Planetary Orbits ] [ Lecture 2: Spherical Geometry ]             [ Problem Set 1] Week 2 (Jan 17-21): Gravitation and Tides             [ Lecture 3: Gravitational and Centrifugal Potential ] [ Lecture 4: Tides and Rotation ]             [ Problem Set 2] Week 3 (Jan 24-28): Earth's Figure and Geoid             [ Lecture 5: Earth's Figure and Gravity ] [ Lecture 6: Earth's Geoid ]             [ Lab 1: Matlab & Orbits ] [ lab 1 example ] [ Problem Set 3] Week 4 (Jan 31 - Feb 4): Gravity             [ Lecture 7: Gravity ] [ Lecture 8: Gravity Anomalies ]             [ Lab 2: Vector Fields & Orbits ] [ lab 2 example ] [ Problem Set 4] Week 5 (Feb 7-11): Review and Midterm 1             [ Lab 3: Gravity Survey ] [ Calibration Files and Maps] Week 6 (Feb 14-18): Geomagnetism             [ Lecture 9: Rock Magnetism ] [ Lecture 10: Geomagnetism ]             [ Lab 4: Gravity Anomaly ] [ Lab 4 matlab scripts] Week 7 (Feb 21-25): Cruise             [ Lecture 11: Magnetic Anomalies ]             [ Problem Set 5] Week 8 (Feb 28 - Mar 4): Heat Flow and Geotherms             [ Lecture 12: Heat Flow ] [ Lecture 13: Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere ]             [ Lab 5: Cruise Results ] [ Lab 5 data and scripts] Week 9 (Mar 7-11): Mantle Convection             [ Lecture 14: Mantle Convection ]             [ Lab 6: Magnetization of Kualoa Park Mounds ] [ Lab 6 data and scripts] [ Problem Set 6] Week 10 (Mar 14-18): Review and Midterm 2             Spring Break (Mar 21-25): No Class             Week 11 (Mar 28 - Apr 1): Seismic Waves             Week 12 (Apr 4-8): Earthquake Seismology             Week 13 (Apr 11-15): Global Seismology             Week 14 (Apr 18-22): Reflection Seismology             Week 15 (Apr 25-29): Internal Structure of the Earth             Week 16 (May2-4): Review