Entry requirements

25 points in Mathematics, and 25 points in Physics, including

Global Geophysics MN1 5 points; or 45 points in Earth

Science, including Global Geophysics MN1 5 points, and

20 points in Mathematics and 10 points in Physics. Recommended

previous knowledge: Applied and Environmental Geophysics MN1,

5 points, and Geophysical Data Processing NV1, 5 points.

Aims

1. Introduce the student to the basic physical

processes involved in plate tectonics and a variety

of geological phenomena.

2. To give the student an adequate understanding of

how the Earth works, by letting the student solve a

substantial number of exercises.

Content

Stress and strain. Elasticity and deformation. Heat

transport. Fluid mechanics. Rheology. Mechanical

models of earthquakes. Flow in porous media.

Convection in the mantle. Plate tectonics and the

driving forces. Deformations at collision zones.

Formation of sedimentary basins. Topography of the

Earth and the geoid.

Instruction

Lectures, lessons, problem solving and computer

exercises.

Assessment

Written examination and home work.