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| JFZ5230 | Theoretical Seismology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Nilgün Lütfiye SAYIL | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a practical solution about main subjects of seismic waves, to help them use their knowledge to understand motion of seismic waves propagated in the earth, to teach them how to search for earth structure. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarise the general knowledge on main subject of seismic waves. | 1,2 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | describe the seismic waves propagation in the earth | 1,2 | 1,3,4 | | PO - 3 : | apply elasticity principle for formation of seismic wave | 1,2 | 1,3,6 | | PO - 4 : | evaluate the results of refraction and reflection of seismic waves in the layered medium | 1,2 | 1,3,4,6 | | PO - 5 : | present before an audience the results and outcome of any exercise | 1,2 | 3,4,6 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Mathematical and physical principles, elasticity principle. Wave equation and its solution. Elastic body waves. Reflection and refraction of elastic waves. Ray propagation characteristics of the earth. Propagation matrix for body waves. Inversion of time-distance curves. Attenuation of body waves. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Mathematical and physical principles | | | Week 2 | Elasticity principle | | | Week 3 | Wave equation and its solution | | | Week 4 | Elastic body waves | | | Week 5 | Reflection and refraction of elastic waves | | | Week 6 | Reflection and refraction of elastic waves | | | Week 7 | Ray propagation characteristics of the earth | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Ray propagation characteristics of the earth | | | Week 10 | Propagation matrix for body waves | | | Week 11 | Propagation matrix for body waves | | | Week 12 | Inversion of time-distance curves | | | Week 13 | Quiz | | | Week 14 | Inversion of time-distance curves | | | Week 15 | Attenuation of body waves | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | K., Aki and P.G., Richards, 1980; Quantitative Seismology Theory and Methods, W.H.Freeman and Company. | | | |
| 1 | L., Brillouin, 1960; Wave propagation and group velocity, Quantitative seismology theory and methods, Wave propagation and group velocity, Academic Press. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 14-NOV-10 | 1,5 | 30 | | Quiz | 13 | 19/11/2010 | 1,5 | 15 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 15 | 27-JAN-11 | 2 | 5 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 30-OCT-11 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 16 | 48 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1.5 | 16 | 24 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 9 | 9 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 107 |
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