GEOL455

Marine Geophysics

Prerequisite: MATH141 and MATH140; and (GEOL120 or GEOL100). Or permission of CMNS-Geology department. Restriction: Non-degree-seeking students require the permission of the instructor. Credit only granted for: GEOL455 or GEOL489E. Formerly: GEOL489E. Plate tectonics, earthquakes and faulting, isostasy and gravity, heat and mantle dynamics, ocean ridges and transform faults, hydrothermal vents, trenches and oceanic islands, subduction zones, accretionary and erosion wedges, sedimentary basins and continental rifts. Exploration of the oceans using geophysical methods.

Past Semesters

Wenlu Zhu

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.45 between 40 students*

A-: 25%

A: 45%

A+: 5%

B-: 10%

B+: 2.5%

C-: 5%

C+: 2.5%

D: 2.5%

W: 2.5%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.