EAS-A632-01 Advanced Seismology II

Prerequisite

EAS-A101, EAS-A193, EAS-A462, and EAS-A470 or permission of Instructor.

Lecture Hours

11AM-12PM, MWF, Macelwane Hall RM 336

Instructor

Dr. Lupei Zhu, Asst. Professor of Geophysics , RM 325 Macelwane Hall, Tel: X33118; email lupei@eas.slu.edu

Office Hours

Thursday 03:00PM - 04:00 PM, or by appointment.

Syllabus

Earth's interior structures, free oscillation of the Earth, normal mode theory, computing thoretical seismogram for spherical earth models. See details in schedule.

Text Books

required: none

additional suggested:

Lapwood and Usami, Free Oscillations of the Earth, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1981
Lay and Wallace, Modern Global Seismology, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, 1995
Dahlen and Tromp, Thoretical Global Seismology, Princeton University Press, 1998

Grading

Grades will be based 40% on homework (~5 sets), 20% on mid-term exam and 40% on term paper. Discussions and collaboration for homework assignments among students are encouraged. But the answers you turn in must be your own work.

Plagiarism and Cheating

Saint Louis University has a clear policy of discouraging and punishing cases where students have been found to be cheating on assignments and exams. Plagiarism, or the un-referenced use or quotation of material not originating from the student author, is likewise a punishable offense.

Disabilities

Any student with a physical or mental disability is expected to make this known to the lecturer as soon as possible.