Introduction to geophysics: Theories of planetary formation, composition of terrestrial planets and the bulk composition of the Earth, origin of the crust, mantle, and core, large scale static structure of the Earth. Some of the lectures will be given by the other members of the Department of Earth Sciences whose research is related to topics discussed within the course. The course is intended for students who are theoretically inclined, and focuses on quantitative and mathematical parts of geophysics. Our approach is entirely different from that taken in Part IA Geology, and assumes no knowledge of that material. Our aim in this course is to show how concepts from physics, especially from classical physics and continuum mechanics, can be used to understand the structure and evolution of the Earth, and to a lesser extent, the other terrestrial planets. (Course description last updated for academic year 2021-22). L21: Equilibrium figures (slides) Handout
L18: Delay time tomography (slides) Handout L13: Constitutive theory (slides) Handout
L11: Planetary geophysics (slides) Handout L11: Planetary geophysics (notes) Handout L9: Boundary layer analysis (slides) Handout L9: Boundary layer analysis (notes) Handout L8: Fluid dynamics of convection (slides) Handout L8: Fluid dynamics of convection (notes) Handout L2: Plate tectonics & magnetism (slides) Handout
L2: Plate tectonics & magnetism (notes) Handout
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