Geology 4002 - Section 1

EXPLORATION/ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS

Spring 2001

TTh 9-10:30

Prof. J. A. Nunn

Howe-Russell E337

Office Hours WTh 3-4:30 pm

e-mail: jeff@geol.lsu.edu

tel: 388-6657

web: http://www.geol.lsu.edu/nunn/4002_1/

Exploration Geophysics of the Shallow Subsurface

H. Robert Burger
 

Schedule of Lectures

January
16
Fundamental Ideas
Ch. 1&2
 
18
Fundamental Ideas
Review Sheet
 
23
Seismic Refraction
Ch. 3
 
25
Seismic Refraction
Problem Set 1
 
30
Seismic Refraction
  
       
February
1
Seismic Refraction
Review Sheet
 
6
Seismic Reflection
Ch. 4
 
8
Seismic Reflection
Problem Set 2
 
13
Seismic Reflection
  
 
15
Seismic Reflection
  
 
20
Seismic Reflection
Table 4-11
 
22
Seismic Reflection
Review Sheet
 
27
MARDI GRAS
  
       
March
1
Seismic Reflection
Problem Set 3
 
6
EXAM
Old Exam
 
8
Gravity
Ch. 6
 
13
Gravity
  
 
15
Gravity
Review Sheet
 
20
Magnetics
Ch. 7
 
22
Magnetics
Problem Set 4
 
27
SPRING BREAK
  
 
29
SPRING BREAK
  
 
30
Magnetics
Review Sheet
       
April
3
Electrical
Ch. 5
 
5
Electrical
  
 
10
Electrical
  
 
12
Electrical
Review Sheet
 
17
Electrical
Problem Set 5
 
19
Electrical Logs
Handout
 
24
Electrical Logs
Review Sheet
 
26
Ground Penetrating Radar
Handout
       
May
1
Ground Penetrating Radar
  
 
3
Ground Penetrating Radar
Review Sheet
 
10
FINAL EXAM (12:30-2:30)
Old Exam

 

Grading

5 problem sets (1/3), Mid-Term Exam (1/3), and Final Exam (1/3)

Final Exam is NOT comprehensive.

You may bring 3 pages of handwritten notes to each exam.