NFYK22001U Advanced Computational Geophysics
Volume 2024/2025
Education
MSc Programme in Climate Change
MSc Programme in Physics
Content
The course will cover several aspects of advanced computational geophysics. The focus will be on mathematical and numerical aspects of wave propagation, potential fields, and diffusion processes. Applications considered in this course will be from seismology, geodesy, numerical geology, and other fields of computational geophysics.
Learning Outcome
Knowledge:
The course will give the students
- a basic understanding of of the mathematics and numerical techniques of computational geophysics.
Skills:
This course aims to provide the student with skills to
- Compute numerical solutions to simplified wave propagation problems in seismology
- Compute numerical solutions to simplified potential field problems in geodesy and geomagnetism
- Compute numerical solutions to simplified diffusion problems in, e.g., hydrology and sedimentology
- Evaluate the stability and accuracy of numerical schemes
Competences:
The students will be able to
- plan, develop and carry out basic data simulations in computational geophysics.
Literature
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Recommended Academic Qualifications
Mathematical analysis,
vector calculus, partial differential equations, linear algebra.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree in physics is recommended.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree in physics is recommended.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures and computer
exercises
Remarks
This course replaces the
previous course "Advanced Seismology"
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 32
- Preparation
- 68
- Practical exercises
- 16
- Project work
- 50
- Guidance
- 40
- Total
- 206
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Exam
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, during the courseOral examination, 30 minutes (no preparation time)
- Type of assessment details
- Two mandatory assignments(50%) followed by an individual oral
examination (50%).
The parts of the exam must be passed separately (minimum grade 02). - Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
- Re-exam
Same as the ordinary exam.
If the student has not passed the assignments, new assignments must be submitted 3 weeks before the oral re-exam.
Criteria for exam assesment
See Learning Outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NFYK22001U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- A
- Course capacity
- No limitation – unless you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
Study board
- Study Board of Physics, Chemistry and Nanoscience
Contracting department
- The Niels Bohr Institute
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Klaus Mosegaard (mosegaard@nbi.ku.dk)
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14-02-2024