AGP 202: INTRODUCTION TO EARTH PHYSICS
(3 Units)
The Earth’s History. The Earth’s interior. Seismicity and earthquake zones. The nature of the gravity field of the earth. The measurement of gravity and the figure of the earth. The Earth’s magnetic field. Rock magnetism, Polar wandering and the continental drift. Heat flow and geothermometry.
Pre-requisite: IMC 201
AGP 220. GEOMATHEMATICS(3 Units)
Differential and integral calculus. Types of functions. Vector analysis, magnetic and Gravity potential theory representation. Matrix algebra, solution of Laplace equations and spherical harmonic analysis. Fourier analysis. Statistical regression analysis, curve fitting
techniques and analysis of errors. Bessel equation and Lagendre polynomials. Solution of Matrix equations.
Pre-requisite: IMC 201.
AGP 305: GEOPHYSICAL FIELD METHODS AND
INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS (3Units).
Study of the essential elements of geophysical data acquisition systems. Seismic surveys using explosive or surface sources. Signal amplification, multiplexed, etc. methods in Electrical prospecting. Elements of currents and voltage measurement circuitries. Field surveys using gravimeters in Electromagnetic prospecting. Field procedures for the different EM methods. Geophysical
Logging Instruments and methods. Instrument circuitry in Induced Polarization Prospecting Methods.
Pre-requisite: AGP 306, 307, 308 and 309.
AGP 307: MAGNETIC PROSPECTING METHODS (3 Units)
Introduction: Potentials: Fundamentals of magnetic dipole interactions with applications to simple mass distributions, Gauss Theorem. The filed equation. Instrumentation and field procedures. Reduction of magnetic data. Anomaly separation and interpretation.
Air-borne and sea-borne magnetic surveys. Data acquisition and Interpretation. Applications of magnetic methods in mineral exploration and geologic mapping.
Pre-requisite: PHY 202, AGP 202 & IMC 203.
Concurrent registration with IMC 301 and PHY 303.
AGP 308: SESMIC REFRATION PROSPECTING
METHODS (3 Units)
Geophysics and Mineral Exploration activity. Seismic exploration: Wave types: direct, refracted and reflected wave paths. Curved ray theory and applications. Refraction for the N-layer horizontal case. Numerical solution for a refraction profile over a single dipping interface. Field techniques, processing and interpretation of modern seismic refraction sections, static correction charts.
Pre-requisites: Same as with AGP 307.
AGP 308: SEISMIC REFRACTION PROSPECTING
METHODS (3 Units)
Geophysics and Mineral Exploration activity. Seismic exploration: Seismic exploration; Wave types: direct: refracted and reflected wave paths. Curved ray theory and applications. Refraction for the N-layer horizontal case. Numerical solution for refraction profile over a single dipping interface. Field techniques, processing and interpretation of modern seismic refraction sections, static correction charts.
Pre-requisites: Same as with AGP 307.
AGP 309: GRAVITY PROSPECTING METHOD (3 Units)
Introduction: Potential; Theory of attraction and potential with applications to simple mass distributions. Theorems of Green and Gauss. The field equations, Green’s formulae and Equivalent surface layers, Instruments and Date acquisition, Gravity, data reduction, regional, residual anomaly separation. Interpretation of gravity anomalies, death and total mass estimates applications of gravity method in mineral exploration, groundwater and geologic mapping.
Pre-requisites: AGP 202; Concurrent registration with
IMC 301
*AGP 311: PRINCIPLES OF GEOPHYSICS (2Units)
Gravity and magnetic methods. Data acquisition and interpretation, spontaneous potential and electrical resistively methods, concepts of electrical potential, current density and conductivity of rocks, potentials distribution in a homogeneous earth and apparent resistively; Elect-interpretation.
*For Geology and Engineering Students only.
AGP 312: ELECTRICAL PROSPECTING METHODS
(3 Units)
An introduction to the fundamentals, instrumentation, field procedure, computations, interpretation and application of electrical exploration methods. Laboratory CALENDAR 2005 – 2007  250 work will scale and mathematical models coupled with fieldwork in areas of known geology.
Pre-requisites IMC 202 and PHY 201, 303.
AGP 320: INDEPENDENT FIELD WORK FOR GEOPHYSICS
(3 Units)
An independent geological and geophysical filed studies exercise lasting 4-6 weeks during the long vacation at the end of the third year. A report on this exercise may be written and submitted at the beginning of the second Semester of the fourth year.
AGP 405: ENGINEERING GEOPHYSICS (3 Units)
Shallow geophysical techniques for evaluation of engineering parameters; elastic co-efficient, geologic structured, groundwater, seismic hazards and regulatory criteria.
Pre-requisites: 308, 312.
**AGP 409: APPLIED GEOPHYSICS (3 Units)
Induced Polarization and electromagnetic methods, seismic exploration-data acquisition, processing and interpretation.
** For Geology & Engineering Students only.
AGP 411: SEISMIC REFLECTION PROSPECTING
METHODS (3 Units)
The place of Geophysics in Oil Exploration, propagation of seismic waves. Analytical treatment of elementary seismic reflection problems. Field techniques. Processing and interpretation of modern seismic reflection sections, NMO charts.
Pre-requisites: AGP 308
AGP 504: GROUNDWATER GEOPHYSICS (3 Units)
Applications of geophysical methods in groundwater exploration. Aquifer determination in Basement complex and sedimentary areas. Mapping of geological structure useful to groundwater investigation. Determination of aquifer characteristics. Relevant geophysical techniques and field procedures. Borehole location strategy. Case histories.
Pre-requisites: Final year standing in Applied
Geophysics or consent of department.
AGP 505: GEOPHYSICAL TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
(3 Units)
Review of Fourier transform, convolution auto correction, impulse response; 2-transom, sampling theory, filter design, particular attention to geophysical application for each topic. Extensive use of the computer.
Pre-requisites: IMC 202, 301, and 242.
AGP 506: SPECIAL TOPICS AND CASE HISTORIES
(1 Unit)
Topics are selected to illustrate recent advances and developments in Applied Geophysics in any of the following areas: Modeling, time series analysis and filters. Integrated geophysical methods in oil and ore prospecting. Choice of methods in a geophysical survey. Composite surveys in regional structural mapping, oil prospecting and searching for ores. Examples of combined geophysical programmes and case histories.
AGP 508: GEOPHYSICAL SEMINAR (2 Units)
Presentation by class members of material drawn from personal investigation or of material selected from geophysical literature.
AGP 509: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS (3 Units)
Applications of geophysical techniques in environmental pollution studies, saline water intrusion and mapping, determination of groundwater quality, chemical pollution at industrial sites and delineation of chemical plumes, oil spillage, pollution and its mapping.
Pre-requisite: Final-year standing in Applied Geophysics
and consent of department.
AGP: 510: GEOPHYSICS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
(3 Units)
Origin and nature of heat flow from the earth. Factors that control economic aspects of geothermal energy. Descriptions of known fields. Application of heat flow measurement, Electrical surveys, seismicity studies and other exploration tools for the search and evaluation of geothermal energy. Field Trips.
Pre-requisite: AGP 312 and PHY 205.
AGP 513: BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS (3 Units)
Concepts of the logging techniques. Electrical logging methods. Resistively, self-potential, induced Polarization, E, Dipmeter, etc. Porosity logs-sonics, gamma ray, density, neutron logs, etc…Others-susceptibility, caliper, thermal, gravimetry logs. Instruments, data acquisition and interpretation of logs, application of geophysical logs in oil and ground water exploration.
Pre-requisites: Consent of the Department:
AGP 516: GEOPHYSICS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
(3 Units)
Fundamental principle of radioactivity, nuclear, radioactive decay processes, radioactivity of rocks and minerals. Instrumentation, and data interpretation. Case histories.
Pre-requisite: PHY 204.
CALENDAR 2005 - 2007
251
AGP 518: ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING
METHODS (3 Units)
Classification of electromagnetic methods. Amplitude and phase anomalies, compensator method. Turam method. Moving source and receiver methods. Magneto telluric methods. Applications of electromagnetic methods in mineral and groundwater exploration.
Pre-requisites: PHY 303, 304.
AGP 520: STUDENT’S PROJECT (6 Units)
An independent research project chosen according to student’s and interest and supervised by staff, during the final year. The subject matter must be related to any aspect of applied geophysics – oil, groundwater, mineral exploration, or engineering site investigation. Pre-requisites Final-year standing.