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GOPH420

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Inversion and Parameter Estimation for Geophysicists

Earth, Energy, and Environment SC - Faculty of Science

Subject

GOPH - Geophysics

Description

Numerical algorithms for estimation of model parameters. Objective functions, norms, root finding, curve fitting, least squares regression, unconstrained optimization, constrained optimization, gradient ascent/descent, Newton-Raphson. Applications to a variety of geophysical survey methods.

Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 211; and Mathematics 267 or 277; and Geophysics 351 or 355; and 3 units from Computer Science 217, 231, 235 or Data Science 211.

Course Attributes

ET Related, Fee Rate Group(Domestic) - A, Fee Rate Group(International) -A, GFC Hours (3-3), RCS Related, ET - RLT (Related), FRGD - A (Fee Rate Group(Domestic) - A), FRGI - A (Fee Rate Group(Int'l) - A), GFCH - 3-3 ((3-3)), RCS - RLT (Related)

Courses may consist of a Lecture, Lab, Tutorial, and/or Seminar. Students will be required to register in each component that is required for the course as indicated in the schedule of classes. Practicums, internships or other experiential learning modalities are typically indicated as a Lab component.

Component

LAB

Component

LEC

Units

3

Repeat for Credit

No

Subject code

GOPH
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