EAS-A539/610 Seminar in Seismology - Synthetic Seismograms and Modeling Seismic Waveforms

Prerequisite

Lecture Hours

One lecture per week, TR 11am-12:40pm, ON 102

Instructor

Dr. Lupei Zhu, Asst. Professor of Geophysics
RM 104E O'Neil Hall
Tel: 33118; email lupei@eas.slu.edu

Office Hours

Wednesday 3:00-4:00 pm, or by appointment.

Syllabus

Physics of the earth's interior; emphasis on current research problems. Topics from seismology, geology, heat flow, geomagnetism, and tectophysics. See details in lecture schedule

Grading

50% assignments
50% term project

A 95-100%; A- 90-94%; B+ 85-89%; B 80-84%; B- 75-79%; C 60-74%; F 0-59%

Homework Collaboration and Late Homework Policy

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

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

Text Books

We will use a combination of books, class notes, and published research papers.
Suggested text books include

Lay and Wallace, Modern Global Seismology
Aki and Richards, Quantitative Seismology

Academic Integrity and Honesty

Students are expected to be honest in their academic work. The University reserves the right to penalize any student whose academic conduct at any time is, in its judgment, detrimental to the University. Such conduct shall include cases of plagiarism, collusion, cheating, giving or receiving or offering or soliciting information in examinations, or the use of previously prepared material in examinations or quizzes. Violations should be reported to your course instructor, who will investigate and adjudicate them according to the Policy on Academic Honesty of the College of Arts and Sciences. If the charges are found to be true, the student may be liable for academic or disciplinary probation, suspension, or expulsion by the University.

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.