Honors in Geophysics [Science]

Year 1

• CHEM 101 - Introductory University Chemistry I
• CHEM 102 - Introductory University Chemistry II
• GEOPH 110 - Introduction to Geophysics

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• MATH 144 - Calculus for the Physical Sciences I OR
• MATH 117 - Honors Calculus I

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• MATH 146 - Calculus for the Physical Sciences II OR
• MATH 118 - Honors Calculus II

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• MATH 125 - Linear Algebra I
• PHYS 144 - Newtonian Mechanics and Relativity
• PHYS 146 - Fluids and Waves
• ★6 in Arts options (junior ENGL or junior WRS recommended)

Year 2

• EAS 105 - The Dynamic Earth Through Time
• EAS 233 - Geologic Structures

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• MATH 214 - Intermediate Calculus I OR
• MATH 217 - Honors Advanced Calculus I

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• MATH 215 - Intermediate Calculus II OR
• MATH 317 - Honors Advanced Calculus II

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• PHYS 234 - Introductory Computational Physics
• PHYS 244 - Mechanics
• PHYS 271 - Introduction to Modern Physics
• PHYS 281 - Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 295 - Experimental Physics I
• ★3 in an Arts or approved Science option (see Note 1). CMPUT 174  in Fall Term is recommended if a student has no computing background.

Year 3

• EAS 222 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
• GEOPH 325 - Gravity, Magnetic, and Electrical Geophysics
• GEOPH 326 - Seismic Imaging

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• MATH 311 - Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable OR
• MATH 411 - Honors Complex Variables

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• MATH 334 - Introduction to Differential Equations
• MATH 337 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
• PHYS 381 - Electromagnetic Theory I
• ★9 in approved Science or Arts options (see Note 2)

Year 4

• GEOPH 421 - Seismology and the Physical Structure of the Earth
• GEOPH 424 - Electromagnetic Methods in Geophysics
• GEOPH 426 - Signal Processing in Geophysics
• GEOPH 436 - Geophysics Field School
• GEOPH 438 - Seismic Data Processing
• PHYS 467 - Fundamentals of Continuum Mechanics
• PHYS 481 - Electromagnetic Theory II
• ★6 in approved Science options (see Note 2)
• ★3 in an Arts option (See Note 1)

Notes

1. In addition to the specific courses listed in the program, students must take ★15 in approved Science options (see details of courses ) and ★12 in Arts options.
2. Suggested approved Science options: ASTRO 429  ; CMPUT 174  (recommended); EAS 221 , EAS 224 , EAS 320 , EAS 323 , EAS 324 , EAS 425 ; GEOPH 332 , GEOPH 431, GEOPH 440 ; MIN E 323 ; PET E 365 , PET E 477 ; PHYS 308 , PHYS 310  (recommended), PHYS 499 ; STAT 151 . Students in Geophysics will not have the formal prerequisites for many of the EAS, MIN E, and PET E courses, and must request permission to register in those courses from the department offering the particular course.
3. Not all 300-level and 400-level courses are offered every year. Students must consult the Department of Physics for approval of programs.
4. Students entering this program after first year may take GEOPH 210  in lieu of GEOPH 110 . However, students will not receive credit for both GEOPH 110  and GEOPH 210 .
5. Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to CHEM 101 , CHEM 102 , EAS 105 , MATH 114 , MATH 115 , PHYS 144  and PHYS 146 .
6. Credit in SCI 151  will be considered equivalent to STAT 151  and ★3 Science option.