EAS-A130 Seismology and Nuclear Explosions

Prerequisite

Corequisite

Lecture Hours

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM, MWF, RM 100 ONeil Hall

Instructor

Dr. Lupei Zhu, Associate Professor of Geophysics
RM 104E ONeil Hall
Tel: 73118; email lupei@eas.slu.edu

Office Hours

RM 104E ONeil Hall, Wednesday 01:00PM - 02:00PM, or by appointment

Syllabus

This class is designed to fulfill the science requirement in the Core Curriculum for those students not majoring in a science. It is also designated as a SLU-INQUIRY course, and therefore enrollment is capped at 19 students. Very little math background is required, and students are assessed on pop quizzes, projects, presentations, in-class laboratory exercises, class participation, and exams. See details in schedule.

Text Books

required: none

additional suggested:

  1. Ola Dahlman and Hans Isaelson, 1977, Monitoring underground nuclear explosions, ISBN 0444416048.
  2. Howard C. Rodean, 1971, Nuclear-exposion seismology, U.S. Atomic Energy Commision.
  3. Samuel Glasstone, 1971, Public safety and underground nuclear detonation, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Related Web Sites

Grading

20% Class Participation
40% In-class and take-home assignments
20% Mid-Term Exam
20% Final Exam

A 95-100%; A- 90-94%; B+ 85-89%; B 80-84%; B- 75-79%; C+ 70-74%; C 65-69%; C- 60-64%; D 40-59%; F 0-39%

Discussions on assignments among students are encouraged. But the answers you turn in must be in your own words based on your own work.

All take-home assignments are to be finished and turned in to the instructor at the beginning of the class on the due date.  Request for extension due to emergency must be made and approved by the instructor before the due time. A penalty of 10% of the full score will be applied for late assignments for each overdue day (less than 24 hours is counted as 1 day).

Academic Integrity and Honesty

The University is a community of learning, whose effectiveness requires an environment of mutual trust and integrity. Academic integrity is violated by any dishonesty such as soliciting, receiving, or providing any unauthorized assistance in the completion of work submitted toward academic credit. While not all forms of academic dishonesty can be listed here, examples include copying from another student, copying from a book or class notes during a closed book exam, submitting materials authored by or revised by another person as the student's own work, copying a passage or text directly from a published source without appropriately citing or recognizing that source, taking a test or doing an assignment or other academic work for another student, securing or supplying in advance a copy of an examination without the knowledge or consent of the instructor, and colluding with another student or students to engage in academic dishonesty.

Any clear violation of academic integrity will be met with appropriate sanctions. Possible sanctions for violation of academic integrity may include, but are not limited to, assignment of a failing grade in a course, disciplinary probation, suspension, and dismissal from the University. Students should review the College of Arts and Sciences policy on Academic Honesty, which can be accessed on-line at http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/ under "Quicklinks for Students" or in hard copy form in the Arts and Sciences Policy Binder in each departmental or College office

Student with Special Needs - Disability Services

Any student who feels that he/she may need academic accommodations in order to meet the requirements of this course - as outlined in the syllabus, due to presence of a disability, should contact the Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action. Please telephone the office at 314-977-8885, or visit DuBourg Hall Room 36. Confidentiality will be observed in all inquiries.