Earth and Ocean Sciences
Seismology
3 credits
Hooke's law for isotropic continua, elastic wave equation, reflection and refraction methods for imaging the Earth's internal structure, plane waves in an infinite medium and interaction with boundaries, body wave seismology, inversion of travel-time curves, generalized ray theory, crustal seismology, surface waves and earthquake source studies. [3-3*]
Average
74.1%
Students
82
Sections
8
Grade distribution. <50: 1, 50-54: 1, 55-59: 2, 60-63: 1, 64-67: 6, 68-71: 11, 72-75: 13, 76-79: 9, 80-84: 7, 85-89: 4, 90-100: 6.
Historical Averages
2014–2025
Lowest section avg
69.5%
Highest section avg
78.3%
Terms offered
8
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Grade data from ubc-pair-grade-data.
| Section | Activity | Status | Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Lecture | Open | Tue 11:00-12:30, Thu 11:00-12:30 | Michael Bostock |
| L1A | Laboratory | Open | Mon 15:00-17:00 | — |
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