![Global seismograph network. Global seismograph network.](/courses/earth-atmospheric-and-planetary-sciences/12-510-introduction-to-seismology-spring-2010/12-510s10.jpg)
A map showing the seismographs in the global seismograph network. (Image courtesy of USGS.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Robert Van Der Hilst
Scott Burdick
(Teaching Assistant)
MIT Course Number
12.510
As Taught In
Spring 2010
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This graduate level course presents a basic study in seismology and the utilization of seismic waves for the study of Earth's interior. It introduces techniques necessary for understanding of elastic wave propagation in layered media.