Lecture and ...	Monday E207 7.30-9.20 a.m. 1+ Saturday field day (optional)
Lab times	1.30 p.m. - 4.20 p.m. Mondays E217 Subsurface Lab
Teaching Assistant	Justin Kain:  jkain1@lsu.eduat LSU  Office hours XX-YY, Th. in
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 Lab work will include processing of an unpublished seismic data set collected by LSU students and faculty .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)
Resources:	Matrix Multiplication in Matlab; Matlab tutorial Computational Tools for Geoscientists Notes (LSU) Processing 102205 LSU line06 landstreamer data (LSU)
Academic Standards and Expectations	What is LSU Commitment to Community?  What is Plagiarism?  What is Academic Misconduct?
	This course is certified as a Communication-Intensive Courseand meets all of the requirements explained on the CxC Web site., including the following: Emphasis on formal and informal assignments in written and visual communication, class time spent on communication, 40% of the final grade based on communication projects, revisions after faculty feedback on 2 formal projects (one for each emphasis), and a student/faculty ratio of 35:1. Because it meets these requirements, students may count it toward Distinguished Communicator Certification on LSU transcripts.

Lectures and Labs

Mon. 2	Labor Day	NO CLASSES
Mon. 2 -LAB	Labor Day	NO CLASSES
Mon. 9	General Properties of Waves	Ch. 1
Mon. 9-LAB	Chapters. 1-3 of Forel et al. Lab exercises (useful linux commands) (Late lab)
Mon. 16	General Properties of Waves Waves in Fluids	Ch.2 Supplemental reading: Acoustic Wave Equation; Elastic Moduli Elastic Wave Propagation
Mon. 16-LAB	Chapters. 1-3 of Forel et al. Lab exercises (useful linux commands)
Mon. 23	Seismic Events
Mon. 23- LAB	Bandpass filtering Gain control
Mon. 30	Seismic Events	Ch. 3 Notes on Resolution
Mon. 30- LAB	Spiking Filter	Guide for Visual Project Guide for Technological Project Visual Project Example Technological  Project Example

Lectures and Labs

Mon. 7	Seismic Events
Mon. 7-LAB	Sudipfilter Top and Bottom Muting
Mon. 14	Seismic Events	Mid-term exam (take-home)
Mon. 14 -LAB	Bed thickness resolution
Mon. 21	Seismic Events	Mid-term exam (due)
Mon. 21 -LAB	Velocity/ f-k filtering Module programming f-k filtering
Tues. 22	Mid-semester grades due
Mon. 28	CMP Data Processing Seismic Data Acquisitionn
Mon. 28-LAB	CMP Data Processing

Lectures and Labs

Mon 4	Velocity analysis notes Seismic Data Acquisition	Hand in first version of Tech. Project Fresnel Zone
Mon. 4-LAB	Velocity analysis notes (Making CMP's)	Return feedback on first draft of Tech Project Visual Project outline  is due Lab exercise
Mon. 11	Seismic Data Acquisition	Midterm take-home exam 2
Mon. 11-LAB	Top Muting	Lab Return feedback on Visual Project Hand in second version of Tech. Project
Mon. 18	Seismic Data Acquisitionn	Midterm take-home exam 2 due
Mon. 18-LAB	Stacking and Migration
Mon. 25	Stacking and Migration	Theory Ch. 17-18
Mon. 25 - LAB	Stacking	Return feedback on second draft of Tech Project

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