Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Science
Lecture Code HM580000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 測量学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ソクリョウガク
Subject Name in
English
Surveying
Instructor To be announced.,SUDA NAOKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
タントウキョウインミテイ,スダ ナオキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  Second Semester,  4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Inte
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to-face
lecture-style 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Earth and Planetary Science
Eligible Students 3rd and 4th year students
Keywords Plate tectonics, geodesy and earthquakes, rock fracture, slow earthquakes 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Earth and Planetary Systems Science
(Abilities and Skills)
・To acquire the ability to apply and develop the basic knowledge of earth and planetary science by organizing it.

Earth and Planetary Systems Science
(Abilities and Skills)
・To acquire the ability to apply and develop the basic knowledge of earth and planetary science by organizing it. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The aim is to acquire the basics of geophysics related to geodesy and seismology and to understand the latest results of slow earthquakes. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Concept of Plate Tectonics
lesson2 Repetition of Earthquakes; Earthquakes and Crustal Deformation
lesson3 Gravity
lesson4 Coordinate System of the Earth
lesson5 Introduction to Space Geodesy
lesson6 Measuring Earthquakes
lesson7 Stress, Strain and Elasticity
lesson8 Wave Equation
lesson9 Source Mechanism and Displacement Field
lesson10 Inverse Problem
lesson11 Rock Fracture and Friction (1)
lesson12 Rock Fracture and Friction (2)
lesson13 Slow Earthquakes (1)
lesson14 Slow Earthquakes (2)
lesson15 Summary

No final exam 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Instructions will be given as appropriate during the course period. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, moodle
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Learning techniques to be incorporated Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Instructions will be given as appropriate during the course period. 
Requirements  
Grading Method The assignment and report will be evaluated comprehensively. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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