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 and Advanced Geodynamics
Prerequisite: some familiarity with (or willingness to learn ) partial differential equations and Fourier transforms.

David Sandwell; 1102 IGPP; dsandwell@ucsd.edu; Ph. 534-7109 Cell. 858-663-9426

Lecture course, 4-units, letter grade or S/U grade, homework, presentations, quizes, final.

The grades are based on 10-20 points for every problem. Homework, quiz, and final problems are all 10-20 points each. The presentations are 50 points each.

Textbooks:

Geodynamics: Second Edition,  Turcotte, D. L. and Schubert, G., Cambridge University Press, 2002.
or
Geodynamics: Third Edition, Turcotte, D. L. and Schubert, G., Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Advanced Geodynamics: Fourier Transform Methods, Sandwell, D. T., Cambridge 2021.

 

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 MATLAB or Python.