GG304 Physics of the Earth and Planets, Spring 2013

Physics of the Earth & Planets A study of the basic physics that controls Earth's shape, orbit, interior structure, and geological evolution Instructor: Clint Conrad       Contact: 804 POST, 956-6649, clintc@hawaii.edu Teaching Assistant: Brian Boston       Contact: 824 POST, 956-2581, bboston@hawaii.edu Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 to 10:15 AM in POST 708 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 2013 Syllabus for GG304 Schedule and Handouts: Week 1 (Jan 7-11): Planetary Orbits and Physics Review             Lectures: [Lecture 1: Planetary Orbits] [Lecture 2: Spherical Geometry]             Assignments: [Problem Set 1] Week 2 (Jan 14-18): Gravitation and Tides             Lectures: [Lecture 3: Gravitational and Centrifugal Potential] [Lecture 4: Tides and Rotation]             Assignments: [Lab 1: Matlab & Orbits] [lab 1 example] [Problem Set 2]             Recent Research: [Earth Flattening] [Tides & Seismicity] Week 3 (Jan 21-25): Earth's Figure and Geoid             Lectures: [Lecture 5: Earth's Figure and Gravity] [Lecture 6: Earth's Geoid]             Assignments: [Problem Set 3] Week 4 (Jan 28 - Feb 1): Gravity             Lectures: [Lecture 7: Gravity ] [Lecture 8: Gravity Anomalies]             Assignments: [Lab 2: Gravity Survey] [Calibration Files and Maps] [Problem Set 4]             Related Papers: [Slope Correction] [Talwani's Method] Week 5 (Feb 4-8): Review and Midterm 1             Assignments: [Lab 3: Gravity Anomalies] [Lab 3 Matlab files] Week 6 (Feb 11-15): Geomagnetism             Lectures: [Lecture 9: Rock Magnetism] [Lecture 10: Geomagnetism]             Assignments: [Lab 4: Marine Gravity & Magnetics] [Lab 4 files and data] [Problem Set 5] Week 7 (Feb 18-22): Magnetic Anomalies             Lectures: [Lecture 11: Magnetic Surveys] [Lecture 12: Magnetic Anomalies]             Assignments: [Problem Set 6]             Handouts: [Excerpt from Burger's Book] Week 8 (Feb 25 - Mar 1): Heat Flow and Geotherms             Lectures: [Lecture 13: Heat Flow] [Lecture 14: Lithospheric Cooling]             Assignments: [Lab 5: Kualoa Magnetics] [Lab 5 files] [Problem Set 7] Week 9 (Mar 4-8): Mantle Convection and Sea Level             Lectures: [Lecture 15: Mantle Convection] [Lecture 16: Sea Level Change]             Assignments: [Problem Set 8] Week 10 (Mar 11-15): Review and Midterm 2             Week 11 (Mar 18-22): Elasticity and Seismic Waves             Lectures: [Lecture 17: Stress and Strain] [Lecture 18: Seismic Waves]             Assignments: [Problem Set 9] [Lab 6: Sea Level Change] [Lab 6 files] Spring Break (Mar 25-29): No Class             Week 12 (Apr 1-5): Seismic Wave Propagation             Lectures: [Lecture 19: Seismic Wave Propagation] [Lecture 20: Reflection & Refraction]             Assignments: [Problem Set 10] [Lab 7: Seismology] [Survey Location]             Informational: [Moiliili Karsts Blog #1] [Blog #2]             Handouts: [Moiliili Karst] [Robinson & Coruh handout] Week 13 (Apr 8-12): Earthquake Seismology             Lectures: [Lecture 21: Seismometers] [Lecture 22: Earthquake Seismology]             Assignments: [Problem Set 11] [hw11_start.m] [Lab 8: Ray Tracing] [Lab 8 files] Week 14 (Apr 15-19): Seismic Hazard and Internal Earth Structure             Lectures: [Lecture 23: Seismic Hazard] [Lecture 24: Internal Earth Structure]             Assignments: [Problem Set 12] [Lab 9: Seismic Survey] [Lab 8 files] Week 15 (Apr 22-26): Review and Midterm 3             Week 16 (Apr 29 - May 1): Wrap-Up