JPE395H1S
Physics of the Earth
Official description
Designed for students interested in the physics of the Earth and the planets. Study of the Earth as a unified dynamic system; determination of major internal divisions in the planet; development and evolution of the Earth's large scale surface features through plate tectonics; the age and thermal history of the planet; Earth's gravitational field and the concept of isostasy; mantle rheology and convection; Earth tides; geodetic measurement techniques, in particular modern space-based techniques.
- Prerequisite
- PHY132H1/PHY152H1/PHY180H1/MIE100H1, MAT235Y1/MAT237Y1/MAT291H1/AER210H1, PHY254H1/PHY293H1/MAT244H1/MAT267H1/MAT290H1/MAT292H1
- Co-requisite
- n.a.
- Recommended preparation
- n.a.
- Textbook
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['n.a.']
- Breadth requirement
- BR=5
- Distribution requirement
- DR=SCI
- course title
- JPE395H1S
- session
- winter
- year of study
- 3rd year
- time and location
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24L: LEC0101, LEC2001: TR1 Students/TAs: Room information available on ACORN (https://www.acorn.utoronto.ca/) Instructors: Room information available in the LSM Portal (https://lsm.utoronto.ca/lsm_portal)
- instructor
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