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Looking into the Earth: An Introduction to Geological Geophysics | 
 enlarge | Authors: Alan E. Mussett, M. Aftab Khan
Creator: Sue Button
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 123849
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 492
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 1
ISBN: 052178574X
Dewey Decimal Number: 550
EAN: 9780521785747
ASIN: 052178574X
Publication Date: October 23, 2000
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Product Description
Looking into the Earth comprehensively describes the principles and applications of both "global" and "exploration" geophysics on all scales. It forms an introduction to geophysics for geologists, civil engineers, environmental scientists, and field archaeologists. The book is organized into two parts: Part 1 describes the geophysical methods, while Part 2 illustrates their use in a number of extended case histories. Mussett and Khan introduce mathematical and physical principles at an elementary level, and then develop them as necessary. Student questions and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Written for introductory and intermediate level courses in geology, earth science, environmental science, and engineering, this is also an excellent introductory textbook in geophysics.
Book Description
Looking Into the Earth comprehensively describes the principles and applications of both 'global' and 'exploration' geophysics. Mathematical and physical principles are introduced at an elementary level, and then developed as necessary. Student questions and exercises are included at the end of each chapter. The book is aimed primarily at introductory and intermediate university (and college) students taking courses in geology, earth science, environmental science, and engineering. It will also form an excellent introductory textbook in geophysics departments, and will help practising geologists, archaeologists and engineers understand geophysical principles.
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 excellent chapters on gravity and isostacy February 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Chapters 8 and 9 really make this book worth while. Although some might call the simplification of complex geophysical ideas in this book "dumbing down" (is dumbing even a word?), but I have found it to be a valuable way to introduce introcate theory. I've read so much literature on gravity and isostacy and this book is the only one to lay the theory out simply and clearly. Truely a good reference to have on the shelf for all of us non-genius geophysicists.
I don't have a class that requires this text, however, I've stolen it from my advisor enough that I think it's time to buy it.
 needs more "revisions" January 23, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
prior to reading this book, i had already taken a more difficult , engineering-oriented Digital Signal Processing class (groundwork for Geophysics) so I had a good background it in.
this book attempts to dummy down DSP concepts for the laymen (or layscientists) but fails in doing so. half of the ideas are well articulated, but the other-half are written poorly (confusingly or expounded insufficiently) or are illustrated poorly.
i imagined that if i had no background in dsp or engineering--the target of this book--i would have found it very frustrating.
since this is a textbook, most of the readers will have no choice in book selection, anyways, so tough luck :)
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