Presenting a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of each major branch of geophysics (gravity, seismology, geochronology, thermodynamics, geoelectricity, and geomagnetism), this text also considers geophysics within the wider context of plate tectonics, geodynamics, and planetary science. This book is the ideal geophysics textbook for undergraduate students of geoscience with only an introductory level of knowledge in physics and mathematics.

Basic principles are explained with the aid of numerous figures, and important geophysical results are illustrated with examples from scientific literature.
Step-by-step mathematical treatments are given where necessary, allowing students to easily follow the derivations.
Text boxes highlight topics of interest for more advanced students.
Each chapter contains a short historical summary and ends with a reading list that directs students to a range of simpler, alternative, or more advanced, resources.

Brief Contents
Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgements
1 The Earth as a planet
2 Gravity, the figure of the Earth and geodynamics
3 Seismology and the internal structure of the Earth
4 Earth's age. thermal and electrical properties
5 Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism
Appendix A : The three-dimensional wave equations
Appendix B : Cooling of a semi-infinite half-space
Bibliography
Index

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