Plate Tectonics [BGU 3091]

Lectures:   Monday 9-11, Room 116, Bldg 34. Labs:   Mon 12-14, Room xxx

Lecturer:   Roi Granot, rgranot, 08-6477509

Teaching assistants:  

Administration:

The grade is based on final exam (65%), project (15%), weekly HW (15%, you have to submit N-1) and a quizz (5%). Passing the final exam is mandatory.

Text books:




Week
 Topic
 Reading
 HW assignment
1
13/3 		Introduction and plate motion on a flat Earth

[1, ch 2 ],[Muller2014]
[2, ch 2.2]
 Flat Earth motion

2
20/3 		Triple Junctions
Seismicity and plate tectonics, Quiz 1
[1, p. 24-32],[M&M1969]


3
27/3 		Plate boundaries: mid-ocean ridges

[4, chapters 4 & 6]

TJ & MOR

4
3/4 [online] 		Motion on a sphere.

[1, chapter 4]



5
17/4 		Motion on a sphere II. Finite & stage rotations,
APWP, Hotspot chains, Instantaneous plate motions
[1, chapter 7]

 Spherical motion

6
24/4 		Plate boundaries: subduction zones

[4, chapter 9]



7
1/5 		Plate boundaries: continental convergence zones

[4, chapter 10]

Plate boundaries I

8
8/5 		Plate boundaries: transform faults

[4, chapters 4 & 8]



9
15/5 		Continental Rifting
& Evolution of Passive Continental Margins
[4, chapter 7]

Plate boundaries II

10
22/5 		Hotspots, reference frames, absolute plate motion

[5, chapter 22]



11
29/5 		Neotectonics
geodesy



Neotectonics
12
5/6 		Plate tectonics in time and space

[4, chapter 11]



13
12/6 		Presentations of final project





14
19/6 		Presentations of final project