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Lecture Notes

Lec # Topics LECTURE NOTES
1 Geodynamics: Introduction - Parameterized Convection (PDF) (Courtesy of Richard O'Connell. Used with permission.)
2 Geochemistry: Composition of the Earth

Heat Producing Elements

Isotopic Evolution
3 Core Energetics: Geodynamo Constraints on Heat Generation and Transport (PDF) (Courtesy of Jeremy Bloxham, scribed by Rosalee Lamm, Veronika Soukhovitskaya, Laurel Senft, Sandeep Rekhi, and Shichun Huang. Used with permission.)
4 Mineral Physics: Phase Transitions and Implications for Mantle Dynamics (PDF) (Courtesy of Sang-heon Shim, scribed by Maureen Long, Sabine Stanley, Karin Louzada, and Scott Lundin. Used with permission.)
5 Mantle Petrology: Chemical and Petrological Constraints of Mantle Evolution (Accretion Models; Early Earth Conditions; Magma Ocean; Implications for Other Planets)
6 Noble Gas Constraints on Mantle Structure (PDF) (Courtesy of Sujoy Mukhopadhyay. Used with permission.)
7 Constraints on Mantle Structure and Composition from Seismic Tomography (Part 1)
8 Constraints on Mantle Structure and Composition from Seismic Tomography (Part 2)
9 Simple Fluid Dynamical Constraints on Mixing, and Unmixing
10 Mantle Geochemistry and Heterogeneity
11 Lower Most Mantle and D'' (Heat Flow, Thermal Boundary Layers, Post-Perovskite, ...)
12 As a 'Grand Finale' all students taking the class for credit will present a short paper