Postgraduate Course: Time Signal Analysis and Inverse Theory (PGGE11146)
Course Outline
School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
Home subject area |
Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
The Fourier series. Continuous and discrete Fourier transforms. Sampling theorems. The convulution theorem. Auto-correlation and cross correlation. filtering and deconvolution. Forward modelling, parameter estimation and inversion. Least squares solution; over-and under-determined problems. The co-variance matrix. Linearisation of non-linear problems. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 2 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-5 | | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Time Signal Analysis and Inverse Theory | 2:00 | 2 x 8 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On complete of the course, the students should achieve the following learning outcomes:
? A familiarity of the mathematical operations for spectral analysis, filtering, and geophysics inversion problems
? A familiarity of the applications of the above to the analysis of seismic and potential field data in applied geophysics.
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Assessment Information
80% degree exam 20% coursework |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
Time series analysis and inverse theory for Geophysicists by David Gubbins |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
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Keywords |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Hugh Pumphrey
Tel: (0131 6)50 6026
Email: h.c.pumphrey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Christine Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4866
Email: Christine.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
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