JPE493/JPE1493 Seismology course, Fall 2022

News/Notice Important Dates: First class on 09/12, Thanksgiving 10/10, Reading week 11/7-11, classes end on 12/09 (makeup class); Lecture dates: 09/12,09/19, 09/26,10/3,10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/8 (24 lectures) Makeup class on 12/8 (2-4 pm LM157, tentative) Course lecture at Mon 3-5 pm in-person. Please submit your reports (PDF format) directly through Quercus under Assignments. We now fully embrace Python as the programming language for computer exercises/practicals in this course. So freshen up your memory on it now! Here are the Obspy Practicals on Overleaf. Grading scheme for UG: 5 problem sets (each worth ~15-18%), and final oral exam (15%). Grading scheme for G: 5 problem sets (each worth ~15-18%), and 5 practicals (each worth 3%) Homework lateness penalty: 10% per day. Sign up for undergrad oral exam in mid November.   Lecture Hours Mondays 3-5 pm, LM157   Lecturer Instructor: Qinya Liu Office: MP 504A Phone: 416-978-5434 Email: liuqy AT physics.utoronto.ca Office Hours: Monday 2-3 pm (Q.L.) and before PS due dates by TA     Course Syllabus Course Topics   Schedule Lecture No. Content Reading Extra Reading HW 1 Intro to Seismology PS Chapter 1 (sumatra eqk, convection movies) 2,3,4 Stress and Strain PS Chapter 2 PS 1 (18%) + Practical 1 (grad 3%) 5,6,7 Seismic wave equations PS Chapter 3 Seismic wave visualization HW 2(16%) + Practical 2 (grad 3%) 8,9,10,11 Ray Theory: Travel time PS Chapter 4 layerxt.m, prem.txt (in apprendix A) PS 4.11 Exercises, 5, 8, 9, 13 (17%) + Practical 3 (grad, 3%), Due on 11/14, Python Codes 12 Inversion of travel times 13,14,15 Ray theory: amplitude PS Chapter 6 HW 4 (18%)+ Practical 4 (grad, 3%), Due on 11/28 rtcoef.m 16,17,18 Reflection Seismology PS Chapter 7 HW 5 (16%)+Practical 5 (grad, 3%), Due on 12/08 19,20 Seismic sources PS Chapter 9 fig-09-11.jpg Oral exam sample questions   Reference Books   Official Textbook (accessible online through UofT Library Links) Introduction to Seismology (2nd Edn) by Peter Shearer at UofT Library, supplementary materials (2nd edn); 3rd edition on Physics Library Course Reserve, Supplement materials for 3rd edn Other useful seismology books: Modern Global Seismology (1995) by Lay and Wallace; Foundations of Modern Global Seismology by Ammon et al (2020) An introduction to Seismology, earthquakes and earth structure (2003) by Stein and Wysession Exploiting Seismic Waveforms (2020) by Kennett and Fichtner Quantatitive Seismology (2002) by Aki and Richards Theoretical global Seismology (1998) by Dahlen and Tromp (Very theoretical) New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice (NMSOP-2) by IASPEI, GFZ An introduction to the theory of seismology by Bullen and Bolt (An old classical book) Elements of 3D Seismology (with a focus on exploration applications) Asymptotic Ray Method in Seismology by J. Brokesova   Other Links ODE Cheat Sheet PREM model in (depth (km), radius (km), Vp (km/s), Vs(km/s), rho (g/cc), Q_mu, Q_kappa, P (GPa)) Living With Earthquakes In The Pacific Northwest: A Survivor's Guide by Robert S. Yeats -->