Learning objectives
Providing physical concepts that facilitate the study and understanding of Earth’s phenomena that are used in order to draw inferences in all branches of the Earth sciences, at various scales. The course provides specifical physics tools to critically evaluate geological phenomena of both scientific and applied interest.
Prerequisites
Physics, Mathematics.
Course unit content
Earth’s gravitational field; Earth’s magnetic field; thermal state of Earth’s crust and lithosphere; elasticity of Earth’s crust and lithosphere, 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 discussion of examples. Laboratory work will be organized in groups of three-four students focusing on the solution of practical problems.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination accompanied by a practical exercise.
Other information
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