Fields and Fluxes

3 credits

Application of classical theory of scalar and vector fields to geophysical sciences. Conductive, convective and radiative energy flux, gravitation, electrostatics, and magnetostatics. Gauss' and Stokes' theorems. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: MATH_V 200 and one of PHYS_V 101, PHYS_V 106, PHYS_V 107, PHYS_V 117, PHYS_V 131, PHYS_V 157. One of PHYS_V 108, PHYS_V 118, PHYS_V 158 is recommended.