Computer Applications
in Geology
Monday-Wednesday
2:00 - 2:50
Lab: Monday 3:00-5:40
Instructor: Rob Mellors
CSL 228G 594-3455
email: rmellors@geology.sdsu.edu web-site: www.rohan.sdsu.edu/~rmellors
Office hours: WF 11:00 - 12:00 or by arrangement
Grading: 20 % quizzes and midterm
exam
20 % final
60 % assignments
assignments accepted on due date; 10% percent up to one week after; not accepted
after that.
Course goals:
1) Learn how to learn computers and software
2) Become familiar with some of programs and operating systems currently used
here.
some
links:
mathematical formulas and definitions
geological map symbols
binomial calculator
radioactive
decay
preliminary syllabus - subject to change
| Monday lecture
- 2:00 PM CSL 427 (ppt for all week) |
Wednesday lecture- 2:00 PM CSL 427 | Monday Lab - 3:00 PM CSL 427 |
| Jan. 24 Basics, hardware (ppt) | Jan. 26 Digital and software | Computer hardware; assignment 1; Get account on rohan |
| Jan. 31 OS, etc (ppt) | Feb. 2 Unix, telnet, ftp, google | Unix, Mac, and PC |
| Feb. 7 Colors,georef (ppt) | Feb. 9 Databases | Excel, SDtemp, SDprep. |
| Feb. 14 Image and drawing (ppt) | Feb. 16 Images and PDF | Illustrator and photoshop Sheep Mountain |
| Feb 21 Statistics | Feb 23 more statistics/review | Excel, statistics, & Schmidt |
| Feb 28 Lab midterm | Mar. 2 confidence intervals | Lab midterm |
| Mar. 7 confidence | Mar. 9 line-fitting | Schmidt analysis, Excel data |
| Mar. 14 DEM & Matlab | Mar. 16 Matlab-symbolic | Matlab & surfer - DEM |
| Mar. 21 Matlab (see previous week) | Mar. 23 Programming | Matlab: modeling the Theis equation |
| March 28 Modeling | Mar. 30 Modeling | Spring Break! |
| April 4 Matlab | April 6 Matlab | Matlab_review |
| April 11 Visual basic | April 13 viz lab | Visual basic(pdf); word version (easier to read) |
| April 18 GIS | April 20 guest lecture (J. Peterson) | GIS lab, data file (GPS) |
| April 25- GIS | April 27 - selected topics | GIS, image |
| May 2- review | May 4 - review | TBA |
It will be necessary to purchase
blank CD's, zip disk and/or a portable RAM (strongly reccomended).
No required books - the following may be helpful
Essential MATLAB for scientists and
engineers Brian D. Hahn, 1997, John Wiley $39.95
