This course focuses on earthquakes, magmatism, thermal convection, material transportation, plate motion, and chemical reaction that are ongoing in the Earth.
Students will have the chance to tackle practical problems in the Earth by applying knowledge acquired through this course.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand characteristics of seismic waves
2) understand source process of earthquakes
3) understand seismotectonics beneath Japan
3) understand how to live through earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Earth, Seismic wave, Elastic constant, attenuation, velocity model, fault, fault-plane solution, density, temperature, composition, convection system, volcanism, plate motion
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Before coming to class, students should read the course schedule and prepare for the topics with handouts and references.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Introduction | Introduction |
Class 2 | Strain and stress | Fundamental theory of elasticity |
Class 3 | Hook's law | Understand the Hook's law |
Class 4 | Fundamental equations | Understand fundamental equations of elasticity |
Class 5 | Fundamental nature of body waves | Characteristics of body waves |
Class 6 | Fundamental nature of surface waves | Characteristics of surface waves |
Class 7 | Propagation of seismic waves | Propagation of seismic waves |
Class 8 | Estimates of seismic velocity in the Earth | Theory of seismic tomography |
Class 9 | Hypocenter and fault movement | Hypocenter determination and fault movement |
Class 10 | Size of earthquakes | Size of earthquakes and scaling law |
Class 11 | Seismicity in Japan | Seismicity beneath Japan and its relation to tectonic condition |
Class 12 | Disaster prevention | Disaster prevention |
Class 13 | Research topics | Introduction of research topics |
Class 14 | Written Exam. | Written Exam. |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
None required.
None required.
Students' course scores are based on tests and reports.
No prerequisites.