Old Exams
Midterm 2000
Final 2000
Midterm 2001
Final 2001
Midterm 2002
Final 2002
There were no exams given in 2003 or 2004.
Old Homework
These problems are intended to provide practice with vectors and taking components of vectors.
vector1 vector2 vector3
Steady state and transient heat flow in the asteroid Vesta.
asteroid1 asteroid2 asteroid3
Steady state heat flow in the asteroid Ceres.
asteroid4 asteroid5 asteroid6
A heat flow problem based on cooking a turkey or other large item. Gives practice on scaling to mass.
cooking
These problems involve heat loss from cyclindrical conduits. The conditions for hot material to ascend to the surface are examined.
hotspring mantle plume
mars spring 1 mars spring 2 mars spring 3 mars spring 4
A short problem related to ground water flow and the heat flow paradox along the San Andreas fault
San Andreas 1
Another short problem distributed strain and the heat flow paradox along the San Andreas fault
San Andreas 2
Marine heat flow and global convection provide examples modeled has steady state conduction and convection. The effects of transient thickening of the lithosphere, transient cooling of the mantle, and the adiabatic gradient on heat flow within cratons are simply obtained
marine heatflow global convection1 global convection2 craton
Two problems deal with the issue of how a small near by object effects gravity, gravity gradient, and gravitational potential measurements. A spherical cow gets in the way of a survey.
cow gravity 1 cow gravity 2
Corrections to gravity anomalies involve the before and after of a region covered by a lava flow. A buried lava tube is used as an example of the effects of changing the point of observation on anomalies.
Bouguer anomaly buried lava tube1 buried lava tube2
The Twin Sisters dunite provides an example of gravity interpretation in an area where the basement is exposed. The question is whether the dunite is a thin thrust sheet or a body that extends downward into the mantle.
dunite1 dunite2
Combined modeling of gravity and magnetics for a basement feature buried beneath platform sedimens.
Michigan gravity and magnetics
Peak rebound from erosion of the Tibetan plateau and flooding of the Mediterranean Sea in the Miocene are used as examples of local and regional isostasy.
Tibet plateau Mediterranean Coast Mediterranean
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