05-BMG-PP2 Physical Principles of Geosciences II

This module teaches the physical fundamentals necessary for the understanding of many geoscientific processes. This implies that in the context of the events of "Physics I" physical foundations of thermodynamics such as equation of state, pressure and energy, principles of thermodynamics and electrodynamics (electrical charge and field, electrical flows and magnetic field, field intensity, potential, voltage, resistance) are taught. These are applied and deepened in two experiments each from the two subject areas in the "Physikpraktikum-I" Moreover, these physical principles serve to better understand the physical processes that shape the shape of the earth and give insight into the physical structure of the earth. This knowledge of the "physics of the earth" is taught using the example of knowledge about temperature, magnetic and gravity field.

1) Understand the principles of thermodynamics and electrodynamics
2) Use the physical principles of thermodynamics and electrodynamics in three experiments
3) Know the temperature field of the earth, its structure as well as the different types of heat propagation
4) Know potential fields, like the magnetic and gravity field of the earth, their structure and how they are measured.

Course Type 1: Lecture (L) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Course Type 2: Lecture, Exercise, Seminar (L+E+S) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Course Type 3: Practical Laboratory (LP) 0.5 SWS ( 7.0 h)

Tutorial(s): with 0.5 SWS ( 7 h)

70.0 h presence time
68.0 h self-study
42.0 h exam workload

180 h total workload

combination exam

exam elements: 2
SL: 1

50 % written exam
50 % written exam

1) Fowler, C.M.R., The Solid Earth: an Introduction to Global Geophysics, Cambridge University Press

2) Lowrie, W.: Fundamentals of Geophysics. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.

3) Physics of Earth, Stacey, F.D., Davis, P. M., Cambridge University Press

4) An Introduction to our Dynamic Planet, Blake, S., Burton, K., Harris, N., Parkinson, I., Rogers, N., Widdowson, M., Cambridge University Press