11914 (v.2) Geophysics 246

Area:

Department of Exploration Geophysics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

2 x 2 Hours Monthly

Prerequisite(s):

7031 (v.5) Geology 101 or any previous version
AND
7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
AND
7054 (v.5) Physics 113 or any previous version
AND
7056 (v.5) Mathematics 111 or any previous version
AND
7390 (v.5) Physics 114 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Mineral exploration geophysics. Gravity - field instruments, observations and data reduction. Bouger anomalies. Magnetic - instruments, observations, reduction and interpretation. Electrical - properties of rocks, resistivity, potential, induction and polarisation. Electromagnetic - induction laws, measurement of phase, amplitude and direction and interpretation of anomalies. Radioactivity - measuring techniques and applications. Field trips and demonstrations.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

010705 Geophysics

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External