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GEOPH 421 - Seismology and the Physical Structure of the Earth

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Physics
Typically Offered either term

Description
Seismology and earthquakes; travel-time, amplitude, and waveform computations; body and surface waves; normal modes and free oscillations; source mechanisms; Earth’s structure from inversion of teleseismic observations; seismometers; earthquake hazards and risks. Pre or corequisite: MATH 215 or 209 or 317, and any 300-level GEOPH course. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of GEOPH 421 and GEOPH 541.