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GO 572 Contaminant Hydrogeology Course Syllabus |
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GO 572 Contaminant Hydrogeology Course Syllabus |
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The following is a tentative schedule for GO 572 with weekly reading assignments. Lectures will be given in web-page format can be accessed at the class Blackboard site. Weekly homework assignments and instructions are given at the end of each lecture.
On-campus students will meet on Mondays and/or Wednesdays from 1-2:00 PM for an introduction to the material in SH 131. Since there are no classes at ESU on Labor Day (Sept 7) we may meet Wed of that week instead. Shorter lectures and fewer homework problems are likely to be assigned during the weeks of Fall Break (Thurs and Fri, Oct. 8,9), Veteran's Day (Wed, Nov 11) and Thanksgiving Break (Wed, Thurs and Fri, Nov., 26,27,28).
| Weekly Announcements | Lecture Topic | Web Lecture | Reading Assignment | ||
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| Aug 18 | practice lecture | Lecture 0 | |||
| Aug. 24 | The Hydrologic Cycle, Contaminants and their Sources | Lecture 1 | Chapter 1, Chapter 4 (p 75-97) | ||
| Aug. 31 | Properties of Organic Contaminants | Lecture2 | Chapter 4 (p.98-111), Table 7.2 | ||
| Sep. 7 | The Chemical Fate of Organic Contaminants | Lecture 3 | Chapter 7 (203-218) | ||
| Sept 14 | Sources and properties of inorganic contaminants | Lecture 4 | Chapter 4 (85-98, 107-111) | ||
| Sept 21 | Review of hydrogeologic processes Ground water flow | Lecture 5 | Chapter 2 (p. 15-30,34-36) | ||
| Sept 28 | Exam 1 | ||||
| Oct 5 | Fall break. Characterization of contaminated ground-water
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| Oct 12 | Contaminants + Hydrogeology = Contaminant Hydrogeology | Lecture 6 | Chapter 6 | ||
| Oct. 19 | Introduction to Groundwater modeling | Lecture 7 | Chapter 3(30-34),Chapter 10 | ||
| Oct 26 | Ground-water flow modeling continued | Lecture 8 | Chapter 10 | ||
| Nov. 2 | Contaminant Transport Modeling | Lecture 9 | Chapter 10 (esp.371-381) | ||
| Nov. 9 | Exam 2 | ||||
| Nov. 16 | Contaminants in the Vadose Zone | Lecture 10 | Chapter 9 | ||
| Nov. 23 | Video presentation | Video | |||
| Nov 30 | Soil and Ground Water Remediation | Lecture 11 | Chapter 9 | ||
| Dec. 7 | Regulations and Policies, Final exam to be posted on sometime around Dec 9 - due on Dec 16 | Lecture 12, Final Exam | Chapter 14 |
| 3 Exams | 50% |
| Homework Exercises | 50% |
| A* | 90-100% |
| B | 80-89% |
| C | 70-79% |
| D | 60-69% |
| F | <60% |
*+’s and –’s will be assigned in special borderline cases to be determined based on class attendance (for on campus students), participation in discussions (via email correspondence for distance learners), and demonstrated efforts to excel in the class.
**Exams will be similar in scope to the homework problems and may include some short-answer essay questions. You may be tested on materials presented on homework assignments in addition to all topics discussed in lectures and reading assignments.
Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty, a basis for disciplinary action, includes but is not limited to activities such as cheating and plagiarism (presented as one’s own the intellectual of creative accomplishments of another with giving credit to the source or sources). The faculty member in whose course or under whose tutelage an act of academic dishonesty occurs has the option of failing the student for the academic hours in question.
Accommodations for Disabilities: Emporia State University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to contact the Director of Disability Services and the instructor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. All communication between students, the Office of Disability Services, and the instructor will be strictly confidential.