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Earth Sciences 321a Physics of the Earth I

An introduction to physics of the Earth's interior. Major topics are: Earth structure from seismic observations, heat flow, the physics of minerals under high temperatures and pressures, equations of state, seismological, thermal and compositional models.

Prerequisite: Earth Sciences 220b.
2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, half course.


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