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2023　Advanced Earth and Space Sciences E

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Instructor(s)
Ohta Kenji 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue7-8(石川台2号館Ishikawadai Bldg. 2　307)  Fri7-8(石川台2号館Ishikawadai Bldg. 2　307)  
Group
-
Course number
EPS.A418
Credits
2
Academic year
2023
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2023/3/20
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
English
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Course description and aims

The course includes faculty commentary on classic papers in Solid Earth Science and discussion of related topics. Students give presentations on issues assigned by the teacher. The course aims to deepen students' understanding of the history of Solid Earth Science and the background of their own research topics. The course also aims to improve students' presentation skills in English.

Student learning outcomes

To appreciate research hystory and the unsolved problems regarding Solid Earth Scince field. Topics in the class are deep Earth structure, mantle and core dynamics, and formation and evolution of Earth, planets and moons.

Keywords

Solid Earth, crust, mantle, and core

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

At the beginning of each class, the teacher gives lectures, and then students present and discuss the assignment.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Guidance and introduction to the lecture Students should carefully read the five papers used as teaching materials in this lecture.
Class 2 Self-study: careful reading and understanding of course materials Students should carefully read the five papers used as teaching materials in this lecture.
Class 3 [Commentary and Discussion] Chemical Composition of the Earth's Core: The Case of Birch 1952 Understand the contents of Birch 1952 and summarize the questions.
Class 4 [Presetations by students] Chemical Composition of the Earth's Core: The Case of Birch 1952 The presenter should prepare a presentation on the assignment, and other students should prepare their own responses to the assignment.
Class 5 [Commentary and Discussion] Mantle Dynamics and Chemical Composition Evolution: A Case Study of Ringwood and Irifune, 1988 Understand the contents of Ringwood and Irifune, 1988 and summarize the questions.
Class 6 [Presentations by students] Mantle Dynamics and Chemical Composition Evolution: A Case Study of Ringwood and Irifune, 1988 The presenter should prepare a presentation on the assignment, and other students should prepare their own responses to the assignment.
Class 7 [Commentary and Discussion] Core-mantle Co-Evolution: A Case Study of Knittle and Jeanloz, 1991 Understand the contents of Knittle and Jeanloz, 1991 and summarize the questions.
Class 8 [Presentations by students] Core-mantle Co-Evolution: A Case Study of Knittle and Jeanloz, 1991 The presenter should prepare a presentation on the assignment, and other students should prepare their own responses to the assignment.
Class 9 [Paper description and discussion] Core light elements and core-mantle differentiation: on the subject of Poirier, 1994. Understand the contents of Poirier, 1994 and summarize the questions.
Class 10 [Presentations for assignments] Core light elements and core-mantle differentiation: on the subject of Poirier, 1994. The presenter should prepare a presentation on the assignment, and other students should prepare their own responses to the assignment.
Class 11 [Paper description and discussion] Whole Earth Dynamics: A Case Study of Kumazawa and Maruyama, 1994 Understand the contents of Kumazawa and Maruyama, 1994 and summarize the questions.
Class 12 [Presentations for assignments] Whole Earth Dynamics: A Case Study of Kumazawa and Maruyama, 1994 The presenter should prepare a presentation on the assignment, and other students should prepare their own responses to the assignment.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

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.

Textbook(s)

Provided at each class.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Elsevier [Treatise on Geophysics]
Birch, 1952 "Elasticity and constitution of the Earth's interior" J. Geophysical. Res.
Ringwood and Irifune, 1988 "Nature of the 650–km seismic discontinuity: implications for mantle dynamics and differentiation" Nature
Knittle and Jeanloz, 1991"Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary: Results of Experiments at High Pressures and Temperatures" Science
Poirier, 1994 "Light elements in the Earth's outer core: A critical review" Physical. Earth Planet. Inter.
Kumazawa and Maruyama, 1991 "Whole earth tectonics" The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan

Assessment criteria and methods

The score is based on understanding degree of the class, quality of handouts students made, and students' presentations.

Related courses

  • EPS.A205 ： Introduction to Earth Sciences
  • EPS.A331 ： Earth Materials
  • EPS.A424 ： Advanced Earth and Space Sciences H
  • EPS.A426 ： Advanced Earth and Space Sciences I

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

It is required that students have basic knowledge and research experiences in the solid Earth field.

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