ENVR 30 Fall 2009

Environmental Issues: Natural Sciences

Kim Griest

Text: Environmental Science: Systems and Solutions, 4th edition, McKinney, Schoch, and Yonavjak.

Final on Tues Dec 8, at 11:30am, in normal classroom (requires calculator, pencil, and small red scantron form X-101864-PAR)

ABCD class questions ((corrected)with answers!)

midterm scores by code number

Assignments

Reading:

  • 25 Sep 2009: Chap 1: Environmental Science, Chap 2: Human population
  • 30 Sep 2009: Chap 3: the Biosphere
  • 5 Oct 2009: Chap 4: Life on Earth
  • 7 Oct 2009: Chap 5: Plate Tectonics, Natural Hazards
  • 9 Oct 2009: Chap 6: Resource Management
  • 12 Oct 2009: Chap 7: Energy: also class lecture slides
  • 4 Nov 2009: Chap 8: Renewable and Alternative Energy: also class lecture slides
  • 15 Nov 2009: Chap 9: Water: also class lecture slides
  • 23 Nov 2009: Chap 11: Biodiversity Loss
  • 25 Nov 2009: Chap 13: Food and Agriculture
  • 30 Nov 2009: Chap 17: Climate Change
Homework:
  1. (due Wed Sep 30) homework 1 :: (hw1 solutions)
  2. (due Wed Oct 7) homework 2 :: (hw2 solutions)
  3. (due Wed Oct 14) homework 3 :: (hw3 solutions)
  4. (due Wed Oct 21) homework 4 :: (hw4 solutions)
  5. (due Wed Oct 28) homework 5 You may find useful: energy formulas and energy conversion factors:: (hw5 solutions)
  6. (due Fri Nov 13) homework 6 :: (hw6 solutions)
  7. (due Wed Nov 18) homework 7 :: (hw7 solutions)
  8. (due Wed Nov 25) homework 8 :: (hw8 solutions)
  9. (due Wed Dec 2) homework 9 :: (hw9 solutions)
Lectures

ABCD Card for in class participation