Ge 108
Applications of Physics to the Earth Sciences
9 units (3-0-6)
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first term
Prerequisites: Ph 2 and Ma 2 or equivalent.
An intermediate course in the application of the basic principles of classical physics to the earth sciences. Topics will be selected from: mechanics of rotating bodies, the two-body problem, tidal theory, oscillations and normal modes, diffusion and heat transfer, wave propagation, electro- and magneto-statics, Maxwell's equations, and elements of statistical and fluid mechanics. not offered 2025-26.
Instructor:
Brown
Published Date:
Aug. 30, 2025