Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours
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Prerequisites: GEO 001 with a grade of C- or better; MATH 046; PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC or PHYS 040C or PHYS 040HC; or consent of instructor
Description: Introduces central concepts of solid earth geophysics as applied at the global or planetary scale. Includes plate tectonics and dynamics of the lithosphere; seismology and earth structure; geothermal behavior and heat flow; and geodynamics and planetary geophysics.