EARTH PHYSICS
cod. 00432

Academic year 2022/23
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Roberto FRANCESE
Academic discipline
Geofisica della terra solida (GEO/10)
Field
Ambito geofisico
Type of training activity
Characterising
62 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

Providing the fundamentals of geophysics on which several aspects relative to all the geology fields are founded. The course gives specific physical tools for an improved and critical understanding of the geologic problems, also in applied geology.

Prerequisites

Physics, Mathematics.

Course unit content

Gravitational field;
Magnetic field;
Geothermal field;
Earthquake seismology.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Course notes.

The Solid Earth
An Introduction to Global Geophysics by C. M. R. Fowler, Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Teaching methods

Lectures and team work.
Lectures will cover both theory and applications.
Laboratory work will be organized in groups of three-four students focusing on the solution of practical problems.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

The subject is within the ONU 2030 objectives for the Sustainable Growth.