Chemistry 394 Fall 2009
Announcements:
(10/2/09): Here is the description of the expectation for your final project. (10/31/09): And here are more details.
Here is the schedule for (most of) the rest of the semester. This includes the dates for student lectures, the topics, and links to the relevant chapters from Spiro, Purvis-Roberts, and Stigliani:
| November 3 | Lecture on alkenes in the troposphere (Part 1) |
| November 5 | Lecture on alkenes in the troposphere (Part 2) |
| November 10 | Written Response 6 Due; Lecture on alkenes in the troposphere (Part 3) + Start discussion of alkene ozonolysis papers |
| November 12 | Problem Set 3 Due; Finish discussion of alkene ozonolysis papers |
| November 17 | Andrew Whang: Oxygen and sulfur in natural waters; SPS Chapter 14 |
| November 19 | Matt Carlson: Heavy metals in the environment; SPS Chapter 18 |
| November 24 | Elizabeth Kringen: Acid-base chemistry and the carbonate system; SPS Chapter 13 |
| December 1 | Solaire Finkenstaedt-Quinn: Acid rain; SPS Chapter 12 |
| December 3 | Casey Christopher: The hydrogen economy; SPS Chapter 10 |
| December 8 | Will Chen: Nuclear energy; SPS Chapter 8 |
Syllabus: .html and .pdf formats
Feedback on Environmental Chemistry Textbooks:
SPS Chapter 4-Part 1 SPS Chapter 4-Part 2 SPS Chapter 5 SPS Chapter 8 SPS Chapter 10 SPS Chapter 12 SPS Chapter 13 SPS Chapter 14 SPS Chapter 18
Homework:
Written Reponse 1 (due 9/15/09): Assignment My Written Response
Written Reponse 2 (due 9/24/09): Assignment
Problem Set 1 (now due 9/29/09): Assignment Key
Written Reponse 3 (due 9/29/09): Assignment
Written Reponse 4 (due 10/13/09): Assignment
Problem Set 2 (due 10/15/09): Assignment Key
Written Reponse 5 (due 10/20/09): Assignment
Written Reponse 6 (due 11/10/09): Assignment Gutman 1983 Selected Slides Truhlar Lynch and Truhlar 2000 Cremer 1997
Problem Set 3 (due 11/12/09): Assignment Key
Written Reponse 7 (due 11/17/09): Assignment
Written Reponse 8 (due 11/19/09): Assignment
Written Reponse 9 (due 11/24/09): Assignment
Written Reponse 10 (due 12/1/09): Assignment
Written Reponse 11 (due 12/3/09): Assignment
Written Reponse 12 (due 12/8/09): Assignment
Lecture Handouts and Transparencies:
Baird and Cann Chapter 1:
Basic Figures (9/10/09)
Chapman Mechanism (9/15/09)
Baird and Cann Chapter 2:
Ozone Depletion (9/24/09)
Baird and Cann Chapter 5:
Tropospheric Chemistry (10/20/09)
Old Announcements:
Here's a reminder of the game plan for the next few weeks:
| October 6 | No class |
| October 8 | No class, but attend at least one International Roundtable session |
| October 13 | Written Reponse 4 due; Discuss International Roundtable (in OR 370); Lecture on stratosopheric ozone depletion (in OR 350) |
| October 15 | Finish lecture on stratosopheric ozone depletion (in OR 350) |
| October 20 | Problem Set 2 and Written Reponse 5 due; Lecture on systematics of tropospheric chemistry |
| October 22 | Lecture on systematics of tropospheric chemistry |
| October 27 | Final Project Proposal due; Lecture on systematics of tropospheric chemistry |
Last modified 12/21/2009