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EAPS 45000 - Physics And Chemistry Of Solid Earth


Credit Hours: 4.00. Physics of the earth’s interior, including seismic velocity and density structure, seismic wave propagation, and gravitational and magnetic fields. Thermal history of the earth. Chemical and mineralogical composition of the earth, radioactivity, isotopes, and geochronology. Magma generation, crustal evolution, and tectonic models. Prior course work in chemistry, physics, calculus, earth materials, and plate tectonics is required. Typically offered Fall Spring.