GEODYNAMICS- SIO 234

http://topex.ucsd.edu/geodynamics

A general course on the dynamics and kinematics of the solidearth based on the text of Turcotte and Schubert.
Prerequisite: some familiarity with (or willingness to learn ) partial differential equations and fourier transforms.

David Sandwell; 1102 IGPP; dsandwell@ucsd.edu; Ph. 534-7109
John Orcutt; 2213 IGPP; Ph. 822-6378

Lecture course, 4-units, letter grade or S/U grade, homework, weekly and final quiz.

Textbooks:

Geodynamics: Second Edition,  Turcotte, D. L. and Schubert, G., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2002.
 

Reference Books:

Mantle Dynamics:    Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets, Schubert, G., Turcotte, D. L. and P. Olson, Cambridge University Press, 2001

Fourier Transforms:    The Fourier Transform and its Application, Bracewell, R. N.,  McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1978.  (Chapters 2, 6)

Marine Geophysics:    The Ocean Basins: Their Structure and Evolution, The Open  University , Pergamon Press, 1989.   (Chapters 2, 3)

General Ref.:     Physics of the Earth, Stacey, F. D.,  John Wiley & Sons, New  York, 1969.

Computer Homework:

Computer homework can be done using Fortran, C, or MATLAB which runs on most machines.  If you do not have a computer account we will set you up.