Unless stated otherwise, reading is from the course textbook.
Date | Day | Lecture Topic | Reading | Homework Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | M | Course Overview & Mass, Vol, Density | Aug 27 | T | Lab 1: Safety & Lab Technique | Lab 1 Handout | Aug 28 | W | Course Overview con. & Regulations & Chemical Concentrations | Ch. 1 (pp.1-11) & Ch.2 (pp. 38-40) & Reading Guide | PS 1a & PS 1b | Aug 30 | F | Chem. Concentrations & Water Quality Project Introduction | Ch.2 (pp. 40-52) & Reading Guide | Sep 2 | M | Units of "As-N" & Water Quality Parameters | Ch. 8 (pp.377-388) & Reading Guide | Sep 3 | T | Lab 2: Water Quality in Wolf Creek | Lab 2 Handout | Lab 1 | Sep 4 | W | Quiz & Report Planning | No Reading | PS 2 | Sep 6 | F | Announce. & Chemical Equilibrium: Air/Water & Acid/Base | Ch.2 (pp.48-49) & Ch. 3 (pp.80-86) | Sep 9 | M | Announce. & Chemical Equilibrium: Acid/Base & Intro to Kinetics | Ch.3 (pp. 86-89, 101-107) | Sep 10 | T | Lab 3: Kinetics of Oxygen Depletion | Lab 3 Handout & Ch. 3 (pp. 101-107) | Lab 2 & Prelab | Sep 11 | W | Kinetics & Alkalinity | No new reading | Sep 13 | F | Chemistry Wrap Up w Quiz | PS 3 Due at 5pm | Sep 16 | M | Announce. & Mass Balance--Dilutions | Ch.4 (pp.116-122) | Sep 17 | T | Lab 4: Reactor Modeling 1 | Lab 4 and 5 Handout | Lab 3 | Sep 18 | W | Mass Balance--Mixing at a Node | Ch.4 (pp.121-129) | Sep 20 | F | Reactor Modeling CMFR | Ch.4 (pp.122-131) | Sep 23 | M | Midterm Exam 1 | Sep 24 | T | Lab 5: Reactor Modeling 2 | Lab 5 Handout | Lab 4 | Sep 25 | W | Reactor Modeling CMFR w Rxn | No new reading | Sep 27 | F | Reactor Modeling CMFR w Rxn | Ch 4. (pp.123-136) | PS 4 | Sep 30 | M | Announce & CMFR vs. PFR w Handout | Review reading on mass balances | Oct 1 | T | Lab 6: Problem Solving Session | Attendance Required | Lab 5 | Oct 2 | W | Reactor Modeling Wrap Up & Handout | No Reading | Oct 4 | F | Announce & Handout & Coagulation & Flocculation | Ch. 8 (pp. 377-392) | PS 5 | Oct 7 | M | Announce & Handout & Coagulation & Flocculation | Ch. 8 (pp.392-399) | Oct 8 | T | Lab 7: Water Treatment | Oct 9 | W | Sedimentation & Handout & Guest Lecture about work at EPA, Dr. Alison Kennicutt | EPA webistes: 1, 2, and 3 & Reading Guide | Questions for Dr. Kennicutt | Oct 11 | F | Announce & Handout & Filtration & Disinfection | Ch. 8 (pp.406-409, 410-413) | PS 6 | Oct 14 | M | Fall Break | Oct 15 | T | Fall Break | Oct 16 | W | Review Quiz | No New Reading | Oct 18 | F | NO CLASS, Juniors on MOLES Trip | Oct 21 | M | Midterm Exam 2 | Oct 22 | T | Lab 8: Water Treatment Plant Field Trip | Lab 8 Handout | Oct 23 | W | Disinfection: Guest Speaker: Brittany Swanson '18 | Oct 25 | F | Water Treatment Wrap Up, Handout, Reading Quiz | Desalination & Lead Copper Rule Reading Guide | Lab 7 by 11:59 PM | Oct 28 | M | Intro to Wastewater, Oxygen Demand & Handout | Ch. 9 (pp. 442-447) & Ch. 5(pp. 213-216) | Oct 29 | T | Lab 9: Wastewater Treatment Processes 1 | Lab 9 Handout | Oct 30 | W | Chem. and Biological Oxygen Demand & Handout | Ch. 5 (pp.216-224) | PS 7 | Nov 1 | F | Biolgical Oxygen Demand & Handout | Nov 4 | M | BOD, Preliminary & Primary Treatment & Handout | Ch.9 (pp.442-454) | Nov 5 | T | Lab 10: Wastewater Treatment Processes 2 | Lab 10 Handout | Nov 6 | W | BOD Review | Ch.5 (188-191) & Ch.9 (pp.456-458) | Nov 8 | F | Handout & Microbial Growth for Secondary Treatment | Ch.5 (188-191) & Ch.9 (pp.456-458) | PS 8 | Nov 11 | M | HandoutAeration and Biological Treatment | Ch.5 (pp.337-341) & Ch. 9 (pp.456-461) | Nov 12 | T | Lab 11: Wastewater Treatment Plant Field Trip | Lab 11 Handout | Nov 13 | W | Guest Lecture: Prof. Ben Marsh | Environmental Justice Handout | Nov 15 | F | Wastewater Wrap-up | PS 9 | Nov 18 | M | Announcements, Env. Health, and Air pollution & Handout | Ch. 11 (pp. 577-581) | Nov 19 | T | Lab 12: Low cost sensors 1 | Lab 12 Handout | Nov 20 | W | Announcements & Group Quiz | Nov 22 | F | Midterm Exam 3 | Nov 25 | M | Thanksgiving Break | No Homework | Nov 26 | T | No Lab | Nov 27 | W | Thanksgiving Break | No Homework | Nov 29 | F | Thanksgiving Break | No Homework | Dec 2 | M | Source of Air Pollutants | Ch. 11 (pp. 577-581) | Dec 3 | T | Lab 13: Low Cost Sensors 2 | Lab 13 Handout | Lab 12 | Dec 4 | W | Structure of the Atmosphere & AQIDec 6 | F | Air Pollution Mitigation | Dec 9 | M | Wrap Up | PS 10, Due by 5pm | Dec 10 | T | Lab 14: Presentations on Sensor Data | Dec 13 | 8:00 am | Final Exam-Option 1 | Breakiron 165 | Dec 17 | 11:45 am | Final Exam-Option 2 | Breakiron 166 |