ED GARNERO'S TEACHING

GLG 101-Introduction to Physical Geology
An introduction to physical geology, topics include: basic principles of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics, basic rock types, minerals, weathering, earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, water, rivers, deserts, glaciers, planets, energy, mineral resources, and plate tectonics. Two short field trips. Extra credit opportunities include geo-analogies and "rock" raps and poems.

GLG 410-Computers in Geology
Introduction to Computing in Geology and basic lab operations, networking and how computers work, hardware and connectivity, addressing scientific questions with spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), charting and visualizing data, basic statistics, advanced spreadsheets, curve-fitting, operating systems, UNIX, the Common Desktop Environment, making your own web page HTML programming, map projections and UNIX shell scripting, GMT, digital imagary, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Matlab.

GLG 418-Geophysics
Geophysics is concerned with the planet's internal processes, and how they shape the surface. As with studies of Earth's surface, the field of geophysics utilizes many fields and methods, including math, physics, chemistry, computers, spatial relationships, etc. Geophysics also addresses the composition, chemistry, layering, and recycling of material associated with subduction, mid-ocean ridges and plumes. In this course we learn the different geophysical tools used to probe the planet's interior. Topics include a math review, and analyses of plate tectonics, seismology, gravity, heat, and the oceanic and continental lithosphere.

GLG 490-Seismology
In this first course of seismology, we will cover the basics of the field of seismology at an introductory level. Topics to be covered include: earthquake dynamics and faults, seismometry and seismic networks, elastic media and seismic waves, seismology and plate tectonics, body waves and surface waves, Earth's free oscillations, ray theory and travel times, inversion of travel times and tomography, earthquake prediction, seismogram interpretation, and determination of Earth's structure, from crust to core. Prerequisites: MAT270, PHY121.

GLG 598-Advanced Seismology
This is a graduate level course on seismology, a so-called "Aki & Richards" level course, that deals with mathematical descriptions of the earthquake source and wave propagation.

GLG 598-Observational Seismology
This graduate level course deals with all aspects of seismic data, and using it to model the earthquake source and the Earth's interior. Here we cover methods of data processing, displaying data, etc.

GLG 598-Earth's Ups and Downs
Focus on geophysical observations and methods that help to reveal the dynamic behavior of the innermost Earth, and its connectivity to Earth's surface. We pay particular attention to regions near plate boundaries, such as subduction zones, which are widely thought to be the driving force behind mantle convection. We also study recent research on volcanoes, plumes, hot spots, and ridges. Some emphasis is made on surveying phenomena associated with plate boundaries and recycling in mantle.