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University of Alberta Calendar 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

GEOPH 440 - Global Geodynamics

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 2-1S-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Science
Department Physics
Typically Offered either term

Description
Topics to be discussed include plate tectonics; continental breakup and assembly; faulting and earthquakes; mantle and lithosphere rheology; global gravity and Earth’s rotation; deep Earth structures; heat transfer and convection in the Earth; dynamics of the core; planetary magnetism and the geodynamo; application to other planets. Prerequisites: Any 200-level GEOPH course, or any 300-level GEOPH course, or any 200-level PHYS course. Note: credit may only be obtained for one of GEOPH 440 and GEOPH 521.