GEOL 420 Field Geophysics
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - Fall Semester 2026 | Syllabus and Schedule
The Cuyama Valley SuperStingers in search of a fault and a fold in the Upper Morales Formation (January 2026).
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| Course Introduction |
| Seismic Refraction I |
| Electrical Resistivity I |
| Well Logging |
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| Seismic Refraction II |
| Electrical Resistivity II |
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| General Course Resources |
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| Textbook reading resources |
| Maps |
| Case studies |
| Fall 2026 data library |
| Course notebook |
| Writing in GEOL 420 - Using LaTeX |
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| Assessments: Links to information and documents for each assessment type. |
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| Field book |
| Quizzes |
| Group presentation |
| Field reports |
| Exams |
| Geophysical portfolio |
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| Everything Else |
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| Consulting report examples |
| Selected journal articles |
| Selected books in near-surface and exploration geophysics |
| Miscellaneous documents, figures, and links |