UCLA Graduate Catalog 1980-81 - Registrar - UCLA

problems in paleobiology, with emphasis on interdisciplinary
problems involving aspects of biology,
geology, organic geochemistry and cosmology.
Course content to vary from year to year. May be
repeated for credit. Mr. Schopf
1222. Introduction to Seismology. Types of seismic
waves; travel-time seismology; epicenter location;
amplitude variations; seismograph theory; explosion
seismology; seismicity; focal conditions; surface
wave analysis; microseisms and tsunamis.
Mr. Knopoff
"1M224A. Elastic Wave Propagation I. (Same as
Engineering M257A.) Prerequisite: Engineering
158A or 159A or consent of instructor. Elastic wave
equation and elementary solutions; wave motions
in elastic half-spaces; reflection and refraction of
elastic waves; surface waves; vibrations of rods and
plates. Mr. Knopoff, Mr. Mal
*1M224B . Elastic Wave Propagation II. (Same as
Engineering M257B.) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Wave propagation in layered media;
Green's function for various geometries; diffraction
and scattering of elastic waves: attenuation; inversion
problems. Mr. Knopoff, Mr. Mal
1225A. Physics and Chemistry of Planetary
Interiors 1. Chemical compositions of the earth and
planets; high pressure and temperature effects,
phase transitions, and equations of state; variations
of density and temperature with depth; thermal
and compositional evolution.
Mr. Anderson, Mr. Boettcher
225B . Physics and Chemistry of Planetary
Interiors 2. Lateral inhomogeneities in the earth:
seismic velocities, petrology, geothermal and gravitational
variations; evidences of motion; remanent
magnetism, seismic motions; post-glacial
rebound; plate tectonics; rheology of mantle; thermal
convection. Mr. Kaula
226. Theoretical Geomorphology . Prerequisites:
Mathematics 33A and one course in elementary
probability theory, or consent of instructor; recommended,
Geography M102. Analysis of the intellectual
foundations and objectives of modern
geomorphology, illuminated by selected past and
present theories of river profiles, slope processes,
and channel networks. Reading and discussion of
original sources. Preparation of term paper.
(Offered approximately every third year.)
Mr. Shreve
227. Resource Evaluation Field Methods. Prerequisite:
course 111B and 128A or 128B or 138 or
consent of instructor. Techniques of mapping, sampling,
appropriate laboratory studies, economic or
socio-economic evaluation of a variety of nonrenewable
natural sources; preparation of reports.
Mr. Carlisle (W)
228. Planetary Magnetism . Prerequisite: course 217
or consent of instructor. Description and analysis of
the magnetic fields of the earth and planets. Origin
and history of the earth's magnetic field: core
dynamics, dynamo theory, paleomagnetism.
The Staff (Sp)
1229. Planetary Surfaces and Atmospheres. Prerequisite:
course 200A-200B. Study of planetary
observations toward determining the evolutionary
history and current active processes. Surface and
atmosphere heat balance ; volatile budgets ; condensate
cycles and cloud formation; erosion mechanisms;
diurnal , annual and secular variations. Current
observations and theories will be critically discussed.
The Staff
230. X-Ray Crystallography . Prerequisite: course
51C. Point, translation , and space group symmetry,
diffraction of x-ray reciprocal lattice theory, single
crystal x-ray methods, diffraction symmetry and
elementary crystal structure analysis. (Alternates
yearly with course 231.) Mr. Dollase (Sp)
1231 . Crystal Chemistry and Structure of
Minerals . Prerequisite: course 51C. Bonding,
interatomic configurations , polymorphic transformations
, isotypism , thermal and positional disorder;
survey of the structures of the common
239. Structural Petrology of Deformed Rocks. Prerequisites:
course 51C, 111; 114 or 248 recommended,
or consent of instructor. Use of universal
stage. Microscopic study of textures, structures and
preferred orientations of minerals in tectonites.
Deformation mechanisms in crystals and aggregates.
Theories of development of preferred orientation
. Application of experimental data to the
interpretation of microfabrics. (Alternates yearly
with course 249.) Mr. Christie
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES / 105
minerals, and relation of physical and chemical 1240. Space Plasma Physics . Prerequisite : course
properties to crystal structure. (Alternates yearly 203 or Physics 210A. The physics of plasmas in
with course 230.) Mr. Dollase space including treatments based on mat-
232. Thermodynamics of Crystals. Prerequisites:
Physical Chemistry (including thermodynamics
and some chemical quantum mechanics) and
course 233; or consent of instructor. Application of
fundamentals of methods for approximating lattice
vibrational spectra. Calculation of thermodynamic
functions of silicates. Interpretation of experimennetohydrodynamics
and kinetic theory. Applications
to solar or planetary winds; steady-state magnetospheres;
magnetospheric convection; substorm
processes; magnetic merging; field-aligned currents
and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling;
ring current dynamics; and wave particle
instabilities. Mrs. Kivelson
tal data. Systematic variations in thermodynamic 241. Sedimentary Petrology . Prerequisites: course
functions with crystal structure. Given alternate 51C; recommended course 141. Texture, composi-
years. Mr. Anderson (W) tion, structure, and modes of origin of the sedimen-
233. Mineral Physics and Equation of State. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. Interrelationship of
tary rocks. Content varies from year to year.
Mr. Reed (Sp)
the physical properties of rock-forming minerals: *1245A - 245B . Stress and Deformation. Pre-
optical reflectivity, refraction index, sound velocity, requisites: Physics 8A, 8B, Mathematics 31C, 32A,
elastic constants, specific heat, and thermal expan- 32B, or consent of instructor. Scalars, vectors, tensivity.
Determination of pressure, volume, and temsors; subscript notation; rotation and inversion of
perature relationships and planet-forming com- axes , transformation matrix ; stress ; finite
pounds. Variation of elastic constants with temper- homogeneous strain, rotation; infinitesimal strain,
ature and pressure. Application of shock-wave strain rate; Mohr's circle construction and other
experiments to equations of state. Mr. Anderson graphical methods; flow laws. (Offered every third
234A. Thermodynamic and Geometric Principles
year.) Mr. Oertel
of Phase Equilibria . Prerequisites: course 51C, 246. Stress in the Lithosphere . Prerequisites:
Chemistry 110B, or consent of instructor. Ther- courses 202, or 245A or Engineering 108, or consent
modynamic bases of phase transformations and of of the instructor. Overcoring, hydrofracture, fault
phase rules. Geometric representation of multi- plane solutions, seismic stress drops; effects of erocomponent
systems using pressure, temperature, sion, cooling, earth ellipticity, topography, and
chemical potential, molal volume, and the fugacity density anomalies. State of stress in plate bound-
of oxygen, water, and other volatile components as aries and interiors. Applications of finite element
variable parameters. Mr. Boettcher (F) and analytic methods to stress determination.
234B. Petrologic Phase Equilibria . Prerequisites:
Offered in alternate years. Mr. Bird (W)
course 51C; Chemistry 110B or consent of in- 1247. Glaciology . Prerequisites: course 245A or
structor. Principles governing homogeneous and similar course, or consent of instructor. Occurrence
heterogeneous equilibria, with selected applica- and classification of glaciers; accumulation and
tions to mineral stability relations in igneous and ablation; glacier budget; mechanical properties of
metamorphic rocks (fractional crystallization, par- ice; glacier flow; crevasses; textural and structural
tial melting , hydrothermal solutions, element parti- features; thermal relationships; bed slip ; climatic
tioning in coexisting phases). Mr. Ernst (W) response; catastrophic advances. (Offered every
235A- 235B -235C. Current Research in Geochemis-
third year.) Mr. Shreve
try. (Y4 course each) Prerequisite: graduate 248. Advanced Structural Geology. Prerequisites:
standing in the Department of Earth and Space course 111A, 111B, and I11C or 169. Principles
Sciences. Seminars presented by staff, outside governing fracture, folding, and flow of rocks; solu-
speakers and graduate students stressing current tion of structural problems at various scales;
research in earth and planetary chemistry. Grading regional tectonic problems. Mr. Oertel (Sp)
on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. May be repeated
for credit. The Staff (F,W,Sp)
1249. Structural Analysis of Deformed Rocks. Prerequisites:
courses 11IABC or 169; 114 or 248
236A. Igneous Petrology . Prerequisites: course
234A (may be taken concurrently) and a knowledge
of differential equations. Solutions of the heat flow
equation for specific examples of cooling magmatic
bodies; the nature and origin of batholiths and
associated rocks. (Alternates yearly with course
recommended, or consent of instructor. Geometrical
analysis of megascopic structures in terranes
with complex or multiple deformations. Analysis of
strain from deformed primary features. Interpretation
of structural history in metamorphic terranes.
(Alternates yearly with course 239.) Mr. Christie
236B.) Mr. DePaolo (F) 250. Dynamics of the Solar Wind . Parker's
236B. Igneous Petrology . Prerequisite: course 234A
or consent of instructor. Occurrence and origin of
mafic and ultramafic rocks. (Alternates yearly with
course 236A.) Mr. Watson
hydrodynamic solution and spiral magnetic field
model; effects of magnetic field and solar rotation;
shock waves, discontinuities, small amplitude wave
propagation , large scale structure ; interaction with
the moon , planets and interstellar medium , stellar
238. Metamorphic Petrology . Prerequisite: course winds and stellar spindown. Mrs. Kivelson (F)
103 or consent of the instructor. Interpretation of 1251. Seminar in Mineralogy . Examination of
metamorphic rocks in the light of observation, groups of rock -forming minerals (e.g., feldspars)
theory, and experiment. Geological relations, integrating such aspects as crystal structure , crystal
petrographic evidence, metamorphic zoning, ther- chemistry, phase equilibria, and petrogenesis.
modynamics of phase equilibria, projections,
Mr. Dollase
chemographic relationships, use of
piezobirefringent haloes, Rayleigh depletion model,
isotopic fractionation, environmental factors of
metamorphism. Laboratory study of representative
metamorphic rocks and suites of rocks selected to
illustrate topics discussed in lectures.
Mr. Rosenfeld (Sp)
252. Seminar in Geochemistry . Phase equilibria
under crustal conditions , chemistry of ocean
waters, recent and ancient sediments , structure and
chemistry of the upper mantle, geochronology, cosmochronology,
and cosmochemistry.
Mr. DeNiro (Sp)
253. Seminar in Petrology . Problems of igneous or
metamorphic petrology: methods of evaluating
physical conditions of metamorphism ; diffusion in
mineralogic systems; origin of ultramafic rocks and
problems of the mantle; element fractionation
among coexisting phases; other current subjects in
the field. To be graded S/U or Letter Grade.
Mr. Rosenfeld (W)
254. Seminar in Sedimentology . Processes of sediment
transport and deposition; deep sea sediments;