MAT3172

Quantitative seismology

(SCI)

Coordinator: Dr Tom Hall

4 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour support class per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: MAT2030 and MAT2040 + Prohibitions: GPS3252 or MAA3142

Synopsis: Vector operators; strain, stress and traction; continuum mechanics of elastic media; conservation laws; potential functions, elastic waves; reflection and refraction; oscillations; Helmholtz equation for a sphere; Green0s tensor; moment tensor of source; radiation patterns.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 80% + Assignments: 20%