COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POTENTIAL FIELDS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GPE 5007 POTENTIAL FIELDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TOLGA GÖNENÇ

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering
GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The primary aim of this course is to provide the conceptual of the potential field concept, primarily at the MSc and PhD levels. In line with this curriculum, the aim of the course is to express the meaning of the concept of potential field mathematically in nature and to use this concept in contemporary life and engineering problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to bring the basic subjects taken at the undergraduate level to the conceptual depth appropriate to the master's degree
2   To be able to understand the nature and behavior of matter
3   To be able to understand basic geophysical problems by using mathematical concepts.
4   To be able to comprehend the relationship between mathematical practice and physical nature
5   To be able to interpret the basic methods (gravity, magnetic and electric) and potential field concepts in Geophysical Engineering.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to scaler and vectorel analysis.
2 The meaning of derivatives and integrals in the basic concepts of potential field. (Homework + Presentation).
3 Potential field Classifications 1 (Homework + Presentation).
4 Potential field Classifications 2 (Homework + Presentation).
5 Mapping and integration in potential field. (Homework + Presentation)
6 Solid media definitions. (Homework + Presentation)
7 Work, energy concepts of potential field
8 2D-3D potential field concept in geophysics 1
9 2D-3D potential field concept in geophysics 2
10 Gravity field and its apps.
11 Fundamentals of magnetic field.1
12 Fundementals of magnetic field.2
13 Electrostatic potential concept 1
14 Electrostatic potential concept 2

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kaufman, A., 1992, Geophysical Field Theory and Method, Part A, B, C: Academic Press, INC.
2. Baranov, W., 1975, Potential Field and Their Transformations in Applied Geophysics: Gebrüder Borntraeger
3. Kellog, O. D., 1953, Foundation of Potential Theory: Dover Publication.
4. MacMillan, W. D., 1958, The Theory of The Potantial: Dover Publications, Inc.
5.. Sigl, R., 1985, Introduction to Potential Theory: Abacus Press.
6. Sternberg, W. J. and Smith, T., 1952, The Theory of Potential and Spherical Harmonics: The University of Toronto Press.
7. Kaufman, A., 1992, Geophysical Field Theory and Method, Part A, B, C: Academic Press, INC.
8. Blakely, R.J., 1995, Potential Theory in Gravity and Magnetic Applications, England: Cambridge University Pres.
9. Pınar, R. ve Z. AKÇIĞ, jeofizikte Sinyal Kuramı ve Dönüşümler, TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Yayınları No.3, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture will be continued with homework and discussion after processing basic concepts. Exercises will be performed widely by using computer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.gonenc@deu.edu.tr
Assoc Prof. Tolga GÖNENÇ

Office Hours

Everyday in which hour the lecturer is available.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures and Discussions 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparing homeworks 13 4 52
Preparing presentations 13 4 52
Preparing report 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 208

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
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LO.255443
LO.354543343
LO.455444334
LO.555544444344

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