Tuesday, Thursday, 2:40-3:55, Schermerhorn 417
Lecture Topics:
Week 1. Formation of the solar system; the planets.
- Lecture 1 (1/16): Organizational meeting.
- Lecture 2 (1/18): The solar system. Earth's formation, composition, mass.
Week 2. The Earth as a planet; the moon; the shape of the Earth.
- Lecture 3 (1/23): Theory and methods
- Lecture 4 (1/25): Observations and interpretation
Week 3. Earth deformation and tides.
- Lecture 5 (1/30): Gravity, density anomalies, and viscosity
- Lecture 6 (2/1): Earth tides
Week 4. Post-glacial rebound, Earth rotation
- Lecture 7 (2/6): Post-glacial rebound
- Lecture 8 (2/8): Earth rotation and length-of-day variations
Week 5. Geomagnetism.
- Lecture 9 (2/13): Theory and methods
- Lecture 10 (2/15): Observations and interpretation
Week 6. Thermal structure and evolution.
- Lecture 11 (2/20): Theory of heat flow
- Lecture 12 (2/22): Heat-flow observations and interpretation
Week 7. Conduction and convection.
- Lecture 13 (2/27): Lithospheric cooling.
- Lecture 14 (3/1): Mantle convection; plumes.
Week 8. Earth's thermal evolution. Seismological constraints on structure.
- Lecture 15 (3/6): Primordial heat and heat sources.
- Lecture 16 (3/8): Elasticity, seismic body waves
Spring break.
Week 9. Seismological constraints on structure. The crust and lithosphere.
- Lecture 17 (3/20): Surface waves and normal modes
- Lecture 18 (3/22): The crust, Moho, and lithospheric plates.
Week 10. The mantle (I)
- Lecture 19 (3/27): The asthenosphere
- Lecture 20 (3/29): The transition zone
Week 11. The mantle (II)
- Lecture 21 (4/3): Phase transitions; deep earthquakes
- Lecture 22 (4/5): The lower mantle
Week 12. The mantle (III) and the Core.
- Lecture 23 (4/10): The core-mantle-boundary region
- Lecture 24 (4/12): The outer and inner cores
Week 13. Seismic tomography and comparison with other planets.
- Lecture 25 (4/17): Heterogeneous structure from seismic tomography.
- Lecture 26 (4/19): Comparison with other planets.
Week 14. Presentations and conclusion
- Lecture 25 (4/24): Project presentations
- Lecture 26 (4/26): Concluding meeting