2022 Fall

EPS C20 001 - LEC 001

Earthquakes in Your Backyard

Richard Allen

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Li Ka Shing 245

Class #:21300

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Earth and Planetary Science

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 46

Enrolled: 251

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 297

Waitlist Max: 100

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: LS C70Y, EPS C20, LS C70Y

Hours & Workload

2 to 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 to 0 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Richard Allen

Introduction to earthquakes, their causes and effects. General discussion of basic principles and methods of seismology and geological tectonics, distribution of earthquakes in space and time, effects of earthquakes, and earthquake hazard and risk, with particular emphasis on the situation in California.

Class Notes

Earthquakes in your backyard will be delivered in a hybrid mode in Fall 2022. The lectures will be delivered in-person by Prof Allen Tu Th 11-12:30 in 245 Li Ka Shing. The lectures will simultaneously be broadcast via zoom, and will also be recorded via course capture for later viewing in bcourses. It does not matter which section you sign up for (EPS C20, LS C70Y, Lecture 1 or 2) you can choose to attend in person, join the zoom, or watch the video later. show less