GP 120/220: Geophysical Mechanics and Dynamics
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Syllabus will be uploaded here: https://syllabus.stanford.edu
Instructor: Eric Dunham
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-3:00pm
Introductory application of continuum mechanics to ice sheets and glaciers, water waves and tsunamis, and volcanoes. Emphasis on physical processes and mathematical description using balance of mass and momentum, combined with constitutive equations for fluids and solids. Designed for undergraduates with no prior geophysics background; also appropriate for beginning graduate students. Prerequisites: CME 100 or MATH 52 and PHYSICS 41 (or equivalent).