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Syllabus physics of geological systems - 70723
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Last update 23-10-2019
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Geology

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: English and Hebrew

Campus: E. Safra

Course/Module Coordinator: Einat Aharonov

Coordinator Email: einatah@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Sun 3-5

Teaching Staff:
Prof Einat Aharonov

Course/Module description:
Seminar for graduate students, that probes several geological systems whose dynamics are controlled by physics and mechanics.

Course/Module aims:
Apply and analyse physical principles of basic geologic systems

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Understanding and applying mechanics to geological systems

Attendance requirements(%):
80%

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Each week read 1-2 papers, presented by a student

Course/Module Content:
List of papers and book chapters determined by the interest of participating students.

Required Reading:
papers

Additional Reading Material:
Geodynamics by Turcotte & Schubert

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 80 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
None
 
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