Mathematical Methods for Geology
GEOL 452/L
Lecture: T/TH 8:30-9:20 Lab: T/TH 9:30-10:45
Live Oak Hall, Room #1221

Sedimentary Deposits off the coast of southern California

Dr. Dayanthie Weeraratne
Dept. of Geological Sciences, CSUN
Office: Live Oak Hall, Rm# 1203
Email: dsw@csun.edu
Office hours: T 3-4:00
Text Book: Mathematics, A Simple Tool for Geologists, by David Waltham

Syllabus, download: PDF

Week 1 (Jan 19, 2010), "Introduction & Solving Problems", PPT

Lab #1 Due: Wednesday, Sept 3, 2008
- Part 1: Hawaiian Islands PDF
- Part 2: Settling Foraminifera PDF

Week 2 (Jan, 26, 2010), "Algebra, Unit Conversions, & Significant Figures", PDF

Lab #2 , PDF

Week 3 "Significant Figures, and Errors" PPT

Lab #3 , PDF

Week 4 "Exponents and Logarithms" PPT

Lab #4 , PDF

Week 5 "Mapping with Vectors" PPT

Homework Assignment for Vectors, PDF
Lab #5, Vectors, PDF

MIDTERM 1 (March 4, 8:30am) Covers Weeks 1-5

Week 6 "If Geology then Calculus" PPT

Lab #6, Calculus, PDF

Week 6 "The dreadful symbols of Calculus: derivatives and integrals," PPT

Week 7 "Power Functions" PPT

Lab #7 "Power Functions in Crystal Melts and Drainage Basins" PDF

Week 8 "Exponential Functions and Half-Lives" PPT

Lab #8 "Half-Lives" PDF

Week 9 "Taylor Series" PPT

Lab #9 "Taylor Series" PDF

Week 10 "Statistics" PPT