GEOPH 440 - Global Geodynamics

★ 3 (fi 6)(EITHER, 2-1S-0)

Faculty of Science

Topics to be discussed include plate tectonics; continental breakup and assembly; faulting and earthquakes; mantle and lithosphere rheology; global gravity and Earth's rotation; deep Earth structures; heat transfer and convection in the Earth; dynamics of the core; planetary magnetism and the geodynamo; application to other planets. Prerequisites: Any 200-level GEOPH course, or any 300-level GEOPH course, or any 200-level PHYS course. Note: credit may only be obtained for one of GEOPH 440 and GEOPH 521.

No syllabi

Fall Term 2023

Lectures

Section Capacity Dates + Times Instructor(s)
LECTURE A01
(88962)
8
2023-09-05 - 2023-12-08
TH 09:30 - 10:20 (C W4-44)
Primary Instructor: Mathieu Dumberry

Seminars

Section Capacity Dates + Times Instructor(s)
SEMINAR E01
(88964)
8
2023-09-05 - 2023-12-08
TH 10:30 - 10:50 (C W4-44)