Bob Hansman
runs nationially recognized City Faces program
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An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure
(Yale University Press, 2001)
His co-author is Seth Stein, Ph.D., professor of geological sciences at Northwestern University. Wysession's expertise is the geophysics of the Earth's core-mantle boundary. He is the recipient of a Packard Foundation and National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellowship for his research into the structure of the Earth's deep interior. The book is an introduction to seismology and its role in the Earth sciences and is written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The fundamentals of seismic wave propagation are developed using a physical approach and then applied to show how refraction, reflection and teleseismic techniques are used to study the structure and composition and evolution of the Earth. "It took five long years of labor, but it was worth it because there is no book equivalent to this in our field," Wysession said. The 500-page work contains more than 1,300 equations, 600 figures and 180 homework problems, with the solutions and figures given on an encrypted Web page for instructors. "We based the pedagogical approach of the book after The Feynman Lectures on Physics," presenting material in a hands-on, concept-oriented manner, said Wysession, who also noted that some universities in the United States and abroad already are using portions of the book available in a different format. The text also addresses the fundamentals of seismometry and applications of seismology to societal issues. Special attention is paid to help students visualize connections between different topics and view seismology as an integrated science. According to the publisher, An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure gives an excellent overview for students of geophysics and tectonics and provides a strong foundation for further studies in seismology. -- Tony Fitzpatrick |
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