2023 Fall

LS C70Y 001 - LEC 001

Earthquakes in Your Backyard

Richard Allen

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

Tu, Th

11:00 am - 12:29 pm

Li Ka Shing 245

Class #:21689

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

Offered through Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 100

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 100

Waitlist Max: 25

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: EPS C20, EPS C20

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

Lecture Format: Earthquakes in your backyard will be delivered in a hybrid mode in Fall 2023 (just as 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) you can choose to attend in person, join the zoom, or watch the video later.

Midterm and Final: The midterm and the final exam will both be given online and must be taken at the defined time. The midterm will be in the usual class time slot, and the final will be at the time specified by campus for the class. The date of both will be provided on the syllabus at the beginning of the semester. show less