CALENDAR GEOPHYSICS 20, FALL '97 (updated 11/25/97)
Instructor: Professor Barbara Romanowicz
Director of Seismological Laboratory
Office Hours: Thursday 2-4 pm , upon appointment only
475 Mc Cone Hall
Teaching Assistant: Mr Hrvoje Tkalcic
Week 1, 2
Tue 26 Aug. Organisation, Begin historical introduction-
Thu 28 Aug. Historical introduction
Tue 2 Sep. Basic Geological Concepts
Thu 4 Sep. Basic Geological Concepts
Laboratory excercise: 1. Intensity
Week 3, 4
Tue 9 Sep. Plate Tectonics
Thu 11 Sep. Plate Tectonics
Tue 16 Sep. Earthquake faults intro video: A. Nur: The walls of
Jericho
Thu 18 Sep. Global Distribution of seismicity, seismic energy
release
Laboratory exercise: 2. Estimation of fault slip rates
Week 5, 6
Tue 23 Sep. Invited lecturer: Dr. Pat Williams: Earthquake
geology - Landform and sediment records of progressive
tectonic deformation.
Thu 25 Sep. Invited lecturer: Dr. Bob Uhrhammer: Seismic
instrumentation
Tue 30 Sep. Distribution of seismicity, California
Thu 2 Oct. Elastic Waves
Laboratory exercise: 3. Seismicity of Northern California
Week 7, 8
Tue 7 Oct. Film: Walls of Jericho
Thu 9 Oct. Elastic Waves
Tue 14 Oct. Measuring earthquakes: location
Thu 16 Oct Measuring earthquakes: magnitude
Laboratory exercise: 4. Location
Sat, Oct 11 Field trip session I
Sat, Oct 18 Field trip session II
Week 9, 10
Tue 21 Oct Mid-term
Thu 23 Oct Earth's deep structure
Tue 28 Oct Earth's deep structure
Thu 30 Oct Earthquake hazard assesment
Laboratory exercise: 5. Magnitude
Week 11, 12
Tue 4 Nov
Thu 6 Nov Video:Nova (Northridge and Cobe earthquakes)
Tue 11 Nov
Thu 13 Nov Effects of earthquakes/Reducing seismic risk
Laboratory exercise: 6. Analysis of teleseism
Week 13, 14
Tue 18 Nov Tsunamies
Thu 20 Nov Earthquake prediction (Dr. Michael Antolik)
Tue 25 Nov Earthquake Engineering
Thu 27 Nov Thanksgiving Holiday
Laboratory session: Review of material
Week 15, 16
Tue 2 Dec Volcanoes
Thu 4 Dec Volcanoes + review of material
Final Exam Friday, 12 Dec. 5:00-8:00 pm EVANS 60
Check dates of mid-term and final exam, last day of classes and first day
of classes. Other potential invited speakers:
Dr. Pat Williams, Seismological Laboratory
Dr. Bob Urnhammer, Seismological Laboratory
Dr. Michael Antolik, Seismological Laboratory