12456 (v.4) Geophysics 305 - Resistivity and Induced Polarisation

Area:

Department of Exploration Geophysics

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** 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 2 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
AND
7905 (v.5) Mathematical Methods 202 or any previous version
AND
8648 (v.3) Mathematical Methods 201 or any previous version
AND
307727 (v.1) Geophysics 201 - Propagation of Energy or any previous version
AND
307728 (v.1) Geophysics 202 - Electomagnetic Fields in the Earth or any previous version

Syllabus:

Electrical methods - principles and applications of DC resistivity, IP and complex resistivity, spontaneous potentials and electric well logging. Field trips and laboratory exercises are designed to develop compentence in acquisition, processing and interpretation of electric data.

** 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
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	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