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JFZ3023Inverse Methods in Geophysics2+1+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Hüseyin GÖKALP
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The student should obtain basic knowledge about inverse problems in geophysics
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : help the student to appraisal the general philosophy of the inverse theory1,21
LO - 2 : help the student to understand and discuss various inverse problems and their solutions.1,21
LO - 3 : appreciate how to solve geophysical data with inversion methods1,21
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), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Introduction of "Inverse Theory". Forward and Inverse problems. Inverse problems in Geophysics Overwiew of the linear algebra (matrix and vectoral).Norms of matrix and vectors. Eigenvalues, eigenvectors. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). Model space and data space. Introduction MATLAB commands and their usages and also some plotting utilities. Survey of various inverse methods for geophysical problems.Linear and non linear problems. Least-squares technique, damped least-square technique, generalized inverse technique. Marquardt-Levenberg Technique. Quality of the estimated parameters by inversion techniques. Computer simulation of some geophysical inverse problem solutions.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction of the "Inverse Problem".
 Week 2Overview for the fundementals of the forward problem and the modelling
 Week 3The Relationship Between Forward problem and Inverse Problem
 Week 4Review the Linear Algebra
 Week 5Review the Matrix and Vectoral Algebra
 Week 6Overview of MATLAB
 Week 7Investigation of the various inverse problems in Geophysics.
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Underdetermined, fulldetermined, overdetermined systems and their inverse problem solutions
 Week 10Linear and non-linear problems
 Week 11Non-linear problem and its inverse solutions
 Week 12Quiz
 Week 13Least Square Solution and Damped Least Square Solution, Marquard- Levenberg Technique
 Week 14Singular Value Problem, Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), SVD solution of the Marquard- Levenberg Technique.Investigation of the quality of the inverse problem solution. Resolution Matrix and Covariance Matrix
 Week 15Investigation of the data-noise how effects on the inverse problem solution. Probing of the various inverse problems for using a simple seismic tomography model via computer programming
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Gokalp, H. Jeofizikte Ters Çözüm, Basılmamış Ders Notlar, KTÜ, Trabzon.
 
Recommended Reading
1Başokur, A. T., Doğrusal ve Doğrusal Olmayan Problemlerin Ters-Çözümü, TMMOB Jeofizik Müh. Odası Eğitim Yayınları, No:4.
2Menke. W. 1989, Geophysical Data Analaysis: Discrete Inverse Theory, Academic Pres.
3Tarantola, A., 1987, Inverse Problem Theory, Elsevier
4 J.A., and M.L. Smith, 1997, Introductory Geophysical Inverse Theory, SAMIZDAT Pres,
5Matlab, 1995. The Student Edition, Prentice-Hall.,Scales, J.A., 1997, Theory of Seismic Imaging, SAMIZDAT Pres, Golden, Co.
6Aster, R. 2000, Geohysical Inverse Theory, Class Notes
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 26/03/11 1,40 30
Quiz 14 05/05/11 1,30 20
End-of-term exam 16 02/06/11 2,00 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma .5 6 3
Laboratuar çalışması 1 2 2
Arasınav için hazırlık 6 1 6
Arasınav 1.45 1 1.45
Uygulama 3 2 6
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 1 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load75.45