An introduction to seismology, earthquakes, and earth structure (Record no. 560898)
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| fixed length control field | 01692 a2200193 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780865420786 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIT Kanpur |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.22 |
| Item number | St34i |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Stein, Seth |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An introduction to seismology, earthquakes, and earth structure |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Seth Stein and Michael Wysession |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Blackwell |
| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Place of publication | Malden |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | x, 498p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structures is an introduction to seismology and its role in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students.<br/>The fundamentals of seismic wave propagation are developed using a physical approach and then applied to show how refraction, reflection, and teleseismic techniques are used to study the structure and thus the composition and evolution of the earth. The book shows how seismic waves are used to study earthquakes and are integrated with other data to investigate the plate tectonic processes that cause earthquakes. Figures, examples, problems, and computer exercises teach students about seismology in a creative and intuitive manner. Necessary mathematical tools including vector and tensor analysis, matrix algebra, Fourier analysis, statistics of errors, signal processing, and data inversion are introduced with many relevant examples. The text also addresses the fundamentals of seismometry and applications of seismology to societal issues. Special attention is paid to help students visualize connections between different topics and view seismology as an integrated science. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Seismology |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Earth structure |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wysession, Michael |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| General Stacks | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 06/03/2020 | 62 | 7241.03 | 551.22 St34i | A185282 | 10056.99 | Books |