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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / SEC 409 - GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING

Code: SEC 409 Course Title: GEOPHYSICAL INVERSE METHODS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ÖZCAN ÇAKIR (ocakir@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach basic knowledges to students about inversion in geophysics.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to apply the inverse theory. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
Examination
LO-2 Be able to discuss various inverse problems and their solutions. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
Examination
LO-3 Be able to appreciate solve geophysical data with inversion methods. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
Examination
LO-4 Be able to develop (reverse and straight) interpretations and approaches on geophysical data. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-2 An ability to identify, formulate, and solve geophysical engineering problems and knowledge of contemporary issues.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
Examination
LO-5 Be able to do linear algebra, matrix solution of linear and non-linear equation systems. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
Examination
LO-6 Be able to discuss and evaluate the resolution parameters of inversion results. PO-1 An ability to apply knowledge of basic engineering sciences and earth sciences for the solution of geophysical engineering problems.
PO-3 An ability to design field experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Model parameter, flat-solution and reverse-solution concepts. Approximation of the data to equation of straight a surface and polinoma with the least-squares method. Regulation of linear filters with the least-squares method. Solution of systems of linear equations with singular value decomposition method. Parameter estimation of nonlinear problems with steepest descent, Gauss-Newton and damped least-squares methods. Investigation of the parameter difference.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Model parameter, flat solution and reverse solution concepts Lecturing
2 Model parameter, flat solution and reverse solution concepts Lecturing
3 Approximation of the data to equation of straight, a surface and polinoma with the least squares method Problem solving method
4 Approximation of the data to equation of straight, a surface and polinoma with the least squares method Problem solving method
5 Approximation of the data to equation of straight, a surface and polinoma with the least squares method Problem solving method
6 Regulation of the filters with least squares linear Lecturing and problem solving method
7 Regulation of the filters with least squares linear Lecturing and problem solving method
8 mid-term exam
9 Singular value decomposition method with solution of systems of linear equations Problem solving method
10 Singular value decomposition method with solution of systems of linear equations Problem solving method
11 Parameter estimation of nonlinear problems with steepest descent, gauss-newton and damped least-squares methods Problem solving method
12 Parameter estimation of nonlinear problems with steepest descent, gauss-newton and damped least-squares methods Problem solving method
13 Parameter Estimation of Nonlinear Problems with Steepest Descent, Gauss-Newton and Damped Least-Squares Methods Problem solving method
14 Investigation of the parameter difference Lecturing
15 Investigation of the parameter difference Lecturing
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Başokur, A. T. 2002, Doğrusal ve doğrusal olmayan problemlerin ters-çözümü. TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Yayını. 166 sayfa
2 Dimri, V., 1992, Deconvolution and inverse theory: Application to Geophysical Problems, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 230 pp.
3 Levenberg, K., 1944, A method for the solution of certain nonlinear problems in least squares, Quart. Appl. Math., 2, 164-168.
4 Levinson, N., 1947, The Wiener RMS (root mean square) error criterion in filter design and prediction, Journal of Mathematics and Physics 25, 261-278.
5 Lines I. . and Treitel, S., 1984, Tutorial: A review of least-squares inversion and its application to geophysical problems, Geophysical Prospecting 32, 159-186.
6 Meju, M. A. 1994, Geophysical data analysis: Understanding inverse problem theory and practice, Course Notes Series, Volume 6, Society of Exploration of Geophysics, 296 pp.
7 Menke, W., 1984, Geophysical data analysis: Discrete inverse theory, Academic Press, Inc., 289 pp
8 Press, W. H., Flannery, B. P., Teukolsky, S. A. and Vetterling, W. T., 1986, Numerical recipes, The art of scientific computation, Cambridge University Press, 818 pp.
Required Course instruments and materials
None

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 8 7 56
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 8 7 56
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 156