Introduction to Seismology

3 credits

Examines stress and strain, the wave equation, travel times, amplitude and phase, reflection seismology, surface waves, and source theory, including moment tensors, radiation patterns, far-field wave shapes, source spectra, stress drop, and magnitude. Prerequisite: either MATH 136, both MATH 207 and MATH 208, or both AMATH 351 and AMATH 352; and either ESS 311 or ESS 314; recommended: ESS 411 and PHYS 123.