Syllabus

EESC 4300:Earth's Deep Interior (2018)


Meeting place and time: Tuesday, Thursday, 2:40-3:55, Schermerhorn 417


Lecture Topics:

Week 1. Formation of the solar system; the planets.


Week 2. The Earth as a planet; the moon; the shape of the Earth.


Week 3. Earth deformation and tides.


Week 4. Post-glacial rebound, Earth rotation


Week 5. Geomagnetism.


Week 6. Thermal structure and evolution.


Week 7. Conduction and convection.


Week 8. Earth's thermal evolution. Seismological constraints on structure.


Spring break.


Week 9. Seismological constraints on structure. The crust and lithosphere.


Week 10. The mantle (I)


Week 11. The mantle (II)


Week 12. The mantle (III) and the Core.


Week 13. Seismic tomography and comparison with other planets.


Week 14. Presentations and conclusion