PřF:G8311 Physics of the Earth, Geodyn. - Course Information

G8311 Physics of the Earth and Geodynamics

Extent and Intensity

3/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petr Špaček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Chadima, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Tue 13:00–15:50 G1,01004, Tue 16:00–16:50 G1,01004

Prerequisites (in Czech)

G1100 Principles of Geophysics || G1101k Principles of Geophysics || G1101 Principles of Geophysics

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Geological Sciences (programme PřF, D-GE4) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following: Basic structural and compositional features of the Earth, physical aspects of geodynamics and rheology of lithosphere. Basics of seismology. At the end of this course, students should be able to explain priciples and give main examples of extracting the basic information on Earth from geophysical data in regional to global scale.

Syllabus

• Composition, structure and internal dynamics of the Earth.
• Gravity and figure of the Earth, interpretation of gravity anomalies and gravity maps.
• Seismology.
• Cooling of the Earth.
• Geomagnetism.
• Rheology of the lithosphere.

Literature

• Anderson, Don L. (1989) Theory of the Earth. Blackwell Scientific Publications.
• LOWRIE, William. Fundamentals of geophysics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, xiv, 354 s. ISBN 0-521-46728-4. info

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods

Lectures, running tests, final test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2014/2015.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• GS131 Geophysics
  (G8311 || NOW(G8311)) && (G8461 || NOW(G8461))  

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