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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