course-details.rst

Course details

Course meetings

Class sessions

• 14:15-16:00 on Mondays in D112, Physicum

Exercise support sessions

• 10:15-14:00 on Fridays in E207, Physicum

Instructors

Email: firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi

David Whipp, course instructor

• Office: D426, Exactum

Leevi Tuikka, course assistant

• Office: C426, Exactum

Course website

• Main course site: https://introqg.github.io
• Geo-Python course site: https://geo-python.github.io

Textbooks

There are no required textbooks for this course. This course uses a wide range of sources for course information and the main textbooks are given below.

Recommended textbooks (in order of relevance):

• Zelle, J. (2016) Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, Third edition. Franklin, Beedle & Associates.
• Braun, J., van der Beek, P. and Batt, G. (2006) Quantitative Thermochronology: Numerical Methods for the Interpretation of Thermochronological Data, First edition. Cambridge University Press.
• Taylor, J. R. (2022) An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements, Third edition. University Science Books.
• Stüwe, K. (2007) Geodynamics of the Lithosphere, Second edition. Springer.

Optional textbooks:

• Pelletier, J. (2008) Quantitative Modeling of Earth Surface Processes, First edition. Springer.
• Trauth, M. H. (2010) MATLAB® Recipes for Earth Sciences, Third edition. Springer.
• Beazley, D. M. (2012) Python Essential Reference, Fourth edition. Addison-Wesley.