Teaching
Xiaobing Zhou,
Associate Professor
of Geophysics
Fall Semester:
GEOP
3020 -- Elements of
Geophysics (Fall 05-09)
Principles of physics applied to geology, earth and environmental
sciences,
with emphasis on exploration of the shallow subsurface (~500 m).
Topics
include seismic method, electrical resistivity and electrical method,
gravity, magnetic method, ground penetrating radar, and remote sensing.
Geophysical
instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis, and geologic
interpretation
of geophysical data. This course is for students who want to be
practicing
civil engineers, geologists, archaeologists, and environmental
practitioners, geohydrologist,
and/or scientists who need knowledge and skills of modern
geophysical
methods relevant to their disciplines.
(Prerequisites: PHYS 2076, PHYS 2086; MATH 2236 or permission of
instructor.)
PHYS
3036 -- Elementary
Electronics
(Fall 05-09)
This course will introduce you the basic concepts and physical
principles of electronic elements and elementary circuits, and circuits
design
in electronics. Emphasis is on analog circuit analysis; semiconductors;
diode
theory, diodes, and diode circuits; transistor fundamentals,
transistors, BJTs,
FFETs, MOSFETs; amplifiers, op-amps; logic gates; and integrated
circuits.
The objectives are to understand how electronic elements and circuits
work and
to develop capability and skills in analyzing circuits and designing
functional
circuits from integrated circuit building blocks.
PHYS 2086 -- General Physics III - Electricity,
Magnetism, & Wave Motion
(Fall 06-09)
This is the third course in the
calculus-based physics sequence. Basic physical concepts, laws,
properties,
nature, and implication for modern sciences of electricity, magnetism,
and electromagnetic waves are covered. Basic
electronic elements - resistor, capacitor, inductaor, etc. are
introduced. Basic circuit analysis is covered. The
development of problem-solving
skills fundamental to students of all branches of engineering will be
emphasized. (Prerequisites:
Math 2510 (Calculus III), Phys 1046 (General Physics - Mechanics).
Corequisite: Math 2236 (Differential
Equations)).
Textbook: Physics
for Scientists and Engineers, 7th Edition,
Serway & Jewett (Thomson-Brooks/Cole
publishers, 2008).
GEOP 595-01 -- Geoprocessing in ArcGIS for Remote Sensing (Fall 09 - )
This is one of our advanced topic courses designed for now as an independent study class only for graduate students. Possibly it will be developed as a lecturing and lab class in the future for advanced upper level students and graduate students. Contents include geoprocessing basics, geoprocessing system tools in the context of ArcGIS, remote sensing data and data formats, geoprocessing model building using ArcGIS ModelBuilder and ERDAS Imagine Modeler for batch processing, geoprocessing model building using scripts in Arc Macro Language (AML), Python, or ERDAS Spatial Modeler Language (SML), integration of remote sensing and GIS for applications in earth and environmental sciences and engineering. (Prerequisites: GEOP 4950/5950 and permission of instructor).
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Spring Semetser:
GEOP
4950/5950 --
Remote Sensing and GIS
Applications (Spring 09 - )
Emphasis on remote sensing physical principles, imaging principles and
systems, satellite image processing, interpretation of remotely sensed
data, and integration of remote sensing with GIS. Remote sensing
applications to geophysics, geology, hydrology, forestry, agriculture,
mineral and oil exploration, natural hazards monitoring (earthquakes,
volcanoes, droughts and floods, landslides and land subsidence, wild
forest fires), and land and resource management. A brief introduction
of GIS will be given from the application point of view so that the
integration of remote sensing and GIS can be accomplished.
(Prerequisites: PHYS 2086 or PHYS 1036 or permission of instructor.
GEOP 4950 and 5950 lectures shared, but 5950 is graded separately
and additional graduate-level work is required.)
GEOP 4120 --
Gravity and Magnetic
Exploration (Spring 06-09)
The theory of gravity and magnetic fields of the earth, the principles
of field instrumentation and application, the techniques for data
acquisition, data reduction and mining, and field data interpretation
will be discussed. The emphasis will be on potential theory as applied
to the calculation of gravity and magnetic effects, the use of modeling
in data interpretation, continuation of potential fields, and
processing of field data. Exercises will be devoted to field surveys,
data reduction, processing and interpretation. [Prerequisites: PHYS
2086 or PHYS 4056 (Electricity & Magnetism); MATH
3226 (Vector Calculus); MATH 2236(Differential
Equations)].
Textbook:
Potential
Theory in Gravity & Magnetic
Applications by Dr Richard J. Blakely (Cambridge
University Press, 1995). Main reference
book: Applied
Geophysics, 2nd
Edition, Chapters 2-3, W.
M. Telford, L. P. Geldart, and R. E. Sheri (Cambridge
University Press, 2nd Ed., 1990).
Instrumentation and field survey: handout.
GEOP 5090 --
Problems in Gravity & Magnetic Prospecting (Spring 06-09)
This course is for graduate students and upper level
undergraduates. Topics will be selected based on the interests of the
class members, but generally will cover topics in potential
theory, gravity and magnetic
surveys at various scales - from space based satellite gravity,
gradiometry, and magnetic measurement, airborne gravity and magnetic
surveys, to exploration scale (mining and oil exploration) and
reservoir scale (hydrocarbon development), forward modeling and
inversion, instrumentation,
data reduction and interpretation, or any other topics that class
members are interested. (Prerequisites: GEOP 4120 or
Consent of instructor).
PHYS 2086 -- General Physics III - Electricity,
Magnetism, & Wave Motion
(Spring 06-08)
This is the third course in the
calculus-based physics sequence. Basic physical concepts, laws,
properties,
nature, and implication for modern sciences of electricity, magnetism,
and electromagnetic waves are covered. Basic
electronic elements - resistor, capacitor, inductaor, etc. are
introduced. Basic circuit analysis is covered. The
development of problem-solving
skills fundamental to students of all branches of engineering will be
emphasized. (Prerequisites:
Math 2510 (Calculus III), Phys 1046 (General Physics - Mechanics).
Corequisite: Math 2236 (Differential
Equations)).
Textbook: Physics
for Scientists and Engineers, 6th Edition,
Serway & Jewett (Thomson-Brooks/Cole
publishers, 2004).
PHYS 4056 --
Electromagnetics (Spring 07-09)
This is an advanced course on electricity and magnetism
for upper level and graduate students. Calculus of vector and field
will be introduced or reviewed. Focus will be on basic concepts and
laws of electrostatics and magnetostatics; boundary value problems;
derivation of capacitance and inductance; non-time varying Maxwell's
equations; relationship between force, charge, and motion in electric
and magnetic fields; time-varying electric and magnetic fields; time
varying Maxwell's equations; derivations of the wave equations for time
harmonic fields; plane wave solution of the wave equations; interaction
of plane electromagnetic waves to dielectric boundaries, perfect
conducting boundaries, and lossy media boundaries. Prerequisites: PHYS
2086; MATH 2236(Differential
Equations);
PHYS 4536(Methods of Theoretical Physics) or MATH 4056(Advanced
Engineering Mathematics).
Summer Session:
GEOP 4210 -- Field
Geology &
Geophysics (Co-teach, Summer 06-09)
This is a summer field course for six weeks. The first
three week will consist of measurement and description of rock units,
mapping on aerial photos and topographic maps, and detailed outcrop
mapping of a mining prospect. The rest three weeks will be devoted
to geophysical surveys using electrical, gravity, magnetic, and seismic
reflection and refraction methods. Focus will be on data collection,
analysis using geophysical softwares, and interpretation. These methods
will be applied mostly to problems identified during the geologic
mapping. The map area contains mineral deposits and complex structures
of Montana's over-thrust belt. ( Prerequisite: GEOP 3020). Valuable
text: Field Geophysics,
3nd Edition, by John Milsom, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc., May 2003.
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