Lecture and ...	Monday E207 7.30-9.20 a.m. 1+ field day (optional)
Lab times	1.30 p.m. - 4.20 p.m. Mondays E217 Subsurface Lab
Teaching Assistant	Daniel Locci:  dlocci2@lsu.edu Office hours XX-YY
Office hours	Any day by appointment For appointments and all correspondence. (Please make sure the subject line contains the course name exactly as written below) e-mail: gllore@lsu.edu Subject:  GEOL4068
Textbooks for Lecture-required (Liner) and Lab-recommended (Forel et al.)	Elements of 3-D seismology by Chris L. Liner, 2004, 608 pp. Third Edition Library e-book: http://libezp.lib.lsu.edu/login?url=http://app.knovel.com/web/toc.v/cid:kpEDSE0002 Seismic Data Processing with Seismic Un*x 2007 Forel, D. Benz, T. and Pennington, W. 2007, 16 chapters, SEG, OK.
Learning Goals:	Students will learn to document the (1) background, (2) purpose and (3) function of chosen seismic survey techniques and algorithms,to enhance 2D seismic images of buried geological structures. They will communicate this knowledge through visual representations of the algorithms and formal technical description tools (e.g. pod, an html-like language for embedding documentation within within Perl-coded programs)
Course work	--Bi-monthly lecture homework, lab homework, a field-based seismic processing project (Visual communication skills), and two midterm  exams.   Each homework usually takes 3-4 hours to complete.  One of the lab homeworks will be used to emphasize technological communication skill sets.   Lectures  will be dedicated to the presentation of concepts covered by the course textbook and Labs will be dedicated to exercises using academic seismic processing software in the Subsurface Laboratory (E217).   In order to engage in reflective discussions during lecture times, students will complete online linux and perl tutorials and power-point class exercises prior to meeting times. Lab work will include processing of an unpublished seismic data set collected by LSU students and faculty .  All homeworks and lab exercises, with the exception of the final project, are due one week after they are handed out, at the beginning of each class, typed and printed on paper using full English grammar and syntax to explain the full reasoning process behind mathematical and physical derivations, including references.
Recommended prior courses or experience	Math I, II, Physics-I, programming experience with a high-level language like Excel, Matlab or Maple, Mathematica, etc.
Course Grades	Final letter grades are calculated using the results of weekly lecture homework and lab exercises and homeworks (30%), two midterm exams (total of 20%), one technological communication project (25%) a visual communication project  (25%).  In-class quizzes, presentations and participation can provide up to 5% bonus points. A-: 90-93.3, A: > 93.3-96.7, A+: > 96.7-100%) , B-: 80-83.3, B: > 83.3-86.7, B+: >86.7 - 90%, C-: 60-63.3, C: >63.3-66.7, C+:>66.7-80%;  D-: 50-53.3%, D: >53.3-56.7, D+: >56.7-60%), F (less than 50%) Graduate students taking this course will be held to a higher standard, commensurate with their academic seniority.
Tentative
COLOR CODES	In Powerpoint (GREEN) format, in MSWord (BLUE) format and as old html files, .
Program Downloads	Matlab programs for lectures ---> SEA  (self-expanding archive)
Academic Standards and Expectations	What is LSU Commitment to Community?  What is Plagiarism?  What is Academic Misconduct?
	This is a certified Communication-Intensive (C-I) course which meets all of the requirements set forth by LSU’s Communication across the Curriculum program, including instruction and assignments emphasizing informal and formal [mode 1] and [mode 2]; teaching of discipline-specific communication techniques; use of feedback loops for learning; 40% of the course grade rooted in communication-based work; and practice of ethical and professional work standards. Students interested in pursuing the LSU Communicator Certificate and/or the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal may use this C-I course for credit. For more information about these student recognition programs, visit www.cxc.lsu.edu. In addition to including the above statement in syllabi, C-I faculty are encouraged to direct students to CxC's landing page. There, students can access up-to-date info about communication skills development resources available during the fall 2020 semester, and to learn more about how CxC programming can help with their long-term goals. In addition to recognition programs like the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal and LSU Communicator Certificate, CxC also offers digital resources to help students build their communication skills, provides 1-1 communication mentoring support, and has resources available for use via the physical CxC studio locations.

Lectures and Labs

Mon. 7	Labor Day	NO CLASSES
Mon. 7 -LAB	Labor Day	NO CLASSES
Mon. 14	General Properties of Waves	Ch. 1
Mon. 14-LAB	Chapters. 1-3 of Forel et al. Lab exercises (useful linux commands) (Late lab)
Mon. 21	General Properties of Waves	Ch.2 Supplemental reading: Acoustic Wave Equation; Elastic Moduli Elastic Wave Propagation
Mon. 21-LAB	Chapters. 1-3 of Forel et al. Lab exercises (useful linux commands)
Mon. 28	General Properties of Waves
Mon. 28- LAB	Bandpass filtering Gain control

Lectures and Labs

Mon. 5	General Properties of Waves	Ch. 3 Notes on Resolution
Mon. 5- LAB
11-16	SEG, Houston, TX
Mon. 12	Waves in Fluids
Mon. 12-LAB	Spiking Filter	Guide for Visual Project Guide for Technological Project Old Visual Project Example Old Technological  Project Example L_SU Tutorial
Mon. 19	Seismic Events	Lecture homework 2
Mon. 19 -LAB	Bed thickness resolution Sudipfilter Top and Bottom Muting
Tues. 20	Mid-semester grades due
Mon. 26	Seismic Events	Mid-term exam (due)
Mon. 26 -LAB	Top Muting

Lectures and Labs

Mon. 2	Seismic Events
Mon. 2-LAB	Shear-wave Data Processing L_SU Tutorial
Mon 9	Seismic Events	Lecture homework 3
Mon. 9-LAB	L_SU Tutorial Creation of CMP's Seismic Data Acquisition	Visual and Tech. (dokuwiki) project assignments
Mon. 16	Seismic Events	Fresnel Zone
Mon. 16-LAB	Velocity analysis notes L_SU Tutorial Seismic Data Acquisition	Due: First draft of Dokuwiki assignments (in the play area) Outline of Visual Project
Mon. 23	Seismic Data Acquisition	Midterm take-home exam 2 due
Mon. 23-LAB	Stacking L_SU Tutorial	Return feedback on first draft of Dokuwiki project and Visual Project outlines
Mon. 30	Stacking and Migration	Theory Ch. 17-18
Mon. 30 - LAB	Migration L_SU Tutorial	Final feedback on Visual and Tech Projects

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