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Course Name	Turkish	Jeodinamik
	English	Geodynamics
Course Code	JEF 310E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	2	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Tuna Eken
Course Objectives		to provide students with basic understanding of the theory of plate tectonics anddeformation ofmajor plate boundaries of the Earth. to train students how to define the lithosphere: continental and oceanic lithospheres. to give insight into scientific research and discoveries: Wilson cycle, spreading centers,transform faults, and continental collision zones. to develop skills to improve understanding of the thermal elements of Earth’s Interior. Heat transferwithin and thermalstructure of the lithospheres. Heat-flow, volcanism andhot-spotsas such.
Course Description		The dynamic elements of the Earth’s interior will be discussed and geodynamic case studies will also be thought along with theory of plate tectonics earthquake seismology observations.
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