This course focuses on benefits and limitations of geophysical methods applied to problems of high societal relevance. It is demonstrated, how seismics, ground-penetrating-radar and other electromagnetic methods can be employed in geothermics, the cryosphere, hydrocarbon exploration, natural hazard assessments and radioactive waste disposal problems.

Introduction to Earth Science: Origin of the universum, atmospheric oxygen, paleontology and biological evolution, formation of continents and oceans, plate tectonics and evidence for drifting continents, etc. The second parts contains:knowledge of worldwide water circles and climate change, of forest and food production as well as related worldwide ecological and economical interactions.

Application of mathematical methods to problems in the (geo)physical sciences. Through exercises, the students learn to apply new and previously acquired mathematical skills, deriving many of the key results themselves. The course focuses on Wavefield methods (Seismics and Georadar), and Potential field methods (Gravity and Magnetics), as well as on Basic reflection imaging.

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