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| Course name | Fundamentals of geophysics |
| Course ID | 13.2-WF-FizD-FG-S19 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy |
| Field of study | Physics |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | First-cycle studies leading to Bachelor's degree |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2019/2020 |
| Semester | 5 |
| ECTS credits to win | 0 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
| Author of syllabus |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Lecture | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
| Laboratory | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
Students have basic knowledge of processes occurring in inanimate nature. They know and understand the connections between various geological processes.
Students have basic knowledge about the application of various geophysical methods in practice. They know the theoretical foundations of these methods and can interpret their results.
Basics of geography and physics at high school level, knowledge of the physical map of Poland.
Lecture 1: Introduction to geophysics, basic terminology. Disciplines, goals and tasks of geophysics. Basic theories used in Earth sciences: the principle of geological update, theory of evolution
Lecture 2: Physical and chemical characteristics of the Earth. Hypsometry. Structure of the Earth's interior based on geophysical research.
Lecture 3: Geochronology. Age of the Earth. Methods for determining the age of rocks, dating.
Lecture 4: Geodynamics. Earth tectonic models. Drift theory. Theory of lithospheric plates. Other geotectonic theories. Types of lithospheric plates contacts.
Lecture 5: History of the Earth. Stratigraphic division. Characteristics of geological periods. The origin of life. Evolution. The origin of man.
Lecture 6: Seismology. Earthquakes, seismic waves and their registration. Hypocenter and epicenter. Earth seismicity. Seismicity of Poland. The effects of earthquakes. The structure of the Earth's interior on the basis of seismic studies. Endogenous processes.
Lecture 8 Basics of petrophysics. Physical properties of rocks and their relationship with geophysical anomalies. Igneous processes. Volcanism and plutonism. Metamorphism. Formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Lecture 9 Basics of gravity. Ellipsoid, geoid, geoid undulations. Earth's gravity field. Methods of measuring gravity. Gravitational anomalies.
Lecture 10 Magnetometry. Earth's magnetic field and its description. Magnetosphere. Variations of the magnetic field. Magnetic properties of rocks. Magnetic anomalies. Paleomagnetism.
Lecture 11. Geothermal energy. Earth's thermics. Earth's heat field. Earth's internal heat. Hot spots. Coat plumes. Practical use of the Earth's heat. Heat pumps
Lecture 12. Applied geophysics. Methods, examples. Electric exploration methods. Reflexive and refractive seismic.
Lecture 13. Borehole (drilling) geophysics. Borehole geophysics profiling. Resistance profiling. Gamma profiling. Acoustic profiling.
Lecture 14. Natural and excited radioactivity. Nuclear geophysics. ground penetrating radar
Lecture 15: Geological structure of Poland and raw material deposits
Laboratory: Identification of basic rock types, interpretation of geological structure. The use of geological maps. Interpretation of results of electrofusion and seismic tests.
Lecture - presentations
Laboratory - work with samples of rocks and minerals, lecture, work on sample geophysical research results.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Lecture - the pass condition is to obtain a positive grade from the test.
Laboratory - the pass condition is to obtain positive grades from all projects and a practical colloquium on rock identification
Mannion A. „Zmiany środowiska Ziemi” , Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2001
Lowrie W., Fundamentals of Geophysics. Cambridge University Press.2007
Modified by dr hab. Maria Przybylska, prof. UZ (last modification: 30-04-2020 21:09)
