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| Env Sc 330 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, Fall 2004 SCHEDULE | |||
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| WEEK OF MONDAY | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENTS & PROBLEMS | READING: Ch. = Chapters in McKinney & Schoch, Environmental Science; supplemental readings will be added |
| 23-Aug | Introduction Environmental Systems |
Ch. 1 | |
| 30-Aug | Populations | Ch. 2 | |
| 6-Sep | Populations and Extinctions | no class Monday- Labor Day Sept. 6 |
Ch. 3 |
| 13-Sep | Biodiversity & Biogeography | Ch. 4 | |
| 20-Sep | Resource Management | proposal for research project-poster due Mon. 9/20 - see suggested topics | Ch. 6 |
| 27-Sep | Energy Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy (click for oil shale-nuclear slides) |
Simple Energy Balance Model spreadsheet (Excel file) | Ch. 7 |
| 4-Oct | Renewable & Alternative Energy | GSA Bulletin style guide for references (for annotated bibliography) | |
| 11-Oct | Mineral Resources Exam 1 Wed Oct. 13 |
no class Friday- Fall Break Th-Fri Oct. 14-15 |
Ch. 10 |
| 18-Oct | Biological Resources &
Conservation Land Resources |
Ch. 11, 12 | |
| 25-Oct | Agriculture, Soils | poster annotated bibliography due Wed 10/27 | Ch. 13 |
| 1-Nov | Water Resources | Ch. 9 | |
| 8-Nov | Pollution, Toxicology,
Risk Water Pollution |
poster outline due Fri 11/12 | Ch. 14 & 15 |
| 15-Nov | Solid & Hazardous Waste | poster abstract draft due Fri. 11/19 (click here for sample paper w/ abstract) | Ch. 18 |
| 22-Nov | Local & Regional Air Pollution | No class Fri- Thanksgiving break Nov. 25-26 |
Ch. 16 |
| 29-Nov | Global Atmospheric and Climate Change | poster abstract peer review
due: Mon 11/29 |
Ch. 17 |
| 6-Dec | Implications of Global Change Exam 2 Wed Dec. 8 |
final poster abstract due Wed 12/8 | Ch. 19 & 20 |
| 13-Dec | "FINAL EXAM" (Poster Presentations): | MONDAY Dec. 13, 10:00 am - NOON | |