This Page is Your
Source for Notes for SYGN 101
Earth and Environmental System Science
9 - 10 am session taught by
Dr. Ron R. Hewitt Cohen
- Syllabus and Course Description
- Introduction to Earth and Environmental System Science
- Composition of the Earth
- Earth as Part of the Solar System
- Powerpoint Slideshow on Earth Composition
- Powerpoint Slide Excursion to Plate Tectonics
A very good explanation with graphics about Plate Tectonics from the U.S.Geol.Survey Plate Tectonics
- Igneous
Rocks and Volcanoes!
- Sedimentary
and Metamorphic Rocks
- Plate Tectonics from my class notes start about 9/9 – 9/13/02
- Earthquakes:
follows Plate Tectonics
- Weathering
and Erosion; Soils and Soil Formation
- For Exam on Tuesday, 9/24 Study Guide for Exam 1
- Mass
Wasting: Landslides, Mudslides
- Glaciers:
Slip Sliding Away
- Deserts
and Eolian Processes
Next exam, Tuesday evening
- Unique Characteristics of Water and Lake Stratification 10/23 – 10/25
- Lakes
and Estuaries
- Eutrophication or Nutrient Enrichment of Aquatic
Systems
- Notes for Groundwater 11/13 – 11/15
- I have just added these notes for groundwater, 11/12 Darcy's Law
- For Help in Labs and Intro to Global Change, Radiation Balance: Atmosphere and Solar radiation start 11/18
- Gases Related to Global Temperature Change and Their Impact
- Further notes on Atmosphere: Stability, Lapse rates, Inversions - Leads to Priority Air Pollutants and their Treatment
- Atmospheric Circulation; Global Circulation; Coriolis Force; Tradewinds
- Oceans
- Stratospheric
Ozone Depletion
Study Guide for Last Exam, Wednesday, December 11, 3:15,
Metals Hall
Ecology Notes
R and K Selection in Populations
- For Energy and Mineral Resources Lab: Mineral Resources
- Common Economic Minerals Found in Wyoming
- Fossil Fuels: Sources, Extraction, Use, Environmental Issues, Future Use
- These begin notes for the Environmental Science and Technology part of the course: Water Pollution; Little to none of it in text; other session will get little to none of this material. 1. Pathogens = disease causing organisms
- 2. Dissolved Oxygen in Water; Degradable organic materials; BOD
- Notes on Oceans: Only a small part covered in class. More coverage on Ocean Pollution.
Some Optional Readings on Topics Related to Pathogens and Chlorine based Disinfection Byproducts
Problems
with byproducts of Chlorine Treatment
Local
and National Problem with the Parasite Cryptosporidium
Water Treatment; Wastewater Treatment;
Water
Treatment Technologies
Waste
Water Treatment Technologies
Optional Readings concerning Wastewater and Water Treatment
Development
of the Modern Flush Toilet - Thomas Crapper
Septic
tanks: Their care and feeding
Inorganic pollutants; organic pollutants; mobility of
pollutants in the environment.
Inorganic
Pollutants: Heavy Metals and Arsenic, Mercury and others
The next sets of notes concern Hydrocarbons, Oil Pollution and Containment, Persistant Organic Compounds
Hydrocarbon,
Primarily Oil Pollution
Control
of Oil Pollution
You will be responsible only for that material convered
in class: Persistant Organic Compounds (chlorinated pesticides, etc.)
We will not have time to cover this topic: Mobility of
Organic Compounds in the Environment
Radioactive Materials: The first file represents what was covered in
class and the only readiation file for which you are
responsible. The second file is a more detailed version of the first, in case
you need more explanation or are interested in this particular topic. The third
file is a recent update on information about radon, particularly valuable if
you have a potential problem in your home.
Radiation
in the Environment: Class notes
More
detailed notes on radioactivity in the Environment
Radon
Information
Air Pollution: Some material repeated from Help with Labs above
Air
Pollution :
Last Exam 4: During Finals week;December
11;
