G1101 Principles of Geophysics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jan Švancara, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Josef Havíř, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Institute of Physics of the Earth – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Jan Švancara, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! G1100 Principles of Geophysics &&! G1101k Principles of Geophysics && NOW ( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 160 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/160, only registered: 0/160, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/160
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The lecture "Introduction to geophysics" reviews basic methods of applied geophysics used to study physical properties of the Earth crust. Following geophysical methods are lectured: gravimetry, magnetometry, exploration seismology, geoelectricity, radiometry and well logging.
Literature
  • GRUNTORÁD, Jan. Principy metod užité geofyziky. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1985, 190 s. URL info
  • MAREŠ, Stanislav. Úvod do užité geofyziky. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1990, 677 s. ISBN 80-03-00427-6. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.