Earthquakes and Volcanoes

5 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)

Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour; one optional field day. Description of causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanoes. Introduction to tectonic plate motion, faults, wave propagation, volcano formation, types of volcanoes, and volcanic eruptions. Review of earthquake and volcano hazard, societal consequences. Analysis of hazard reduction through earthquake forecasting, earthquake-resistant design, and volcano monitoring. P/NP or letter grading.