EPS SCI 211Mathematical Methods of Geophysics
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Recommended: Physics 132. Designed to provide mathematical background required for students pursuing PhD in Geophysics and Space Physics, as well as related programs in department. Extensive survey of these methods, with focus on geophysical applications consistent with needs that geophysics students encounter in their research.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Physics 32, 105A, 110A, 112.
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EPS SCI 211
- MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1AHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (Honors)
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
- PHYSICS 1BHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields (Honors)
- PHYSICS 105AAnalytic Mechanics
- PHYSICS 110AElectricity and Magnetism
- PHYSICS 112Thermal Physics
- PHYSICS 115AQuantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 115BQuantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 105BAnalytic Mechanics
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