| 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 |