UCSD ESYS 10 Introduction to
Environmental Systems
Winter 2006
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Class time and place:
Tuesday
and Thursday: 12:30-1:50 PM, Warren Lecture Hall 2209
Links:
Course
requirements and complete syllabus, including grading, term paper style, etc: http://talleylab.ucsd.edu/ltalley/esys10/esys10_syllabus.htm
Exam
information: http://talleylab.ucsd.edu/ltalley/esys10/esys10_exams.htm
Information
on the biological impact of the Asian tsunami: UN Atlas
What's
your ecological footprint? Redefining
Progress has a quiz for you
Schedule (preliminary; still confirming
speakers)
Week 1: Reading.
Ch. 1
January 10:
Introduction to the course. Preview
questionnaire
January
12: Introduction (cont). Case
study warmup.
Week 2. Reading: Ch. 2, 3 (start)
January 17: Daisy World. Complete
case study warmup
January
19: Global energy balance: The
greenhouse effect. Case
study 1, part 1. (vehicles)
Week 3: Reading: Ch. 3 (end)
January 24:
Bill Brick, San Diego County Air Pollution
Control District, guest speaker.
January 26: Global energy balance (cont.). Case
study 1, part 2. (vehicles)
Week 4: Reading: Ch. 4 b
January 31:
Atmospheric circulation. Term paper
assignments.
February
2: Atmospheric circulation
(cont). Case
study 2, part 1. (ozone)
Week 5: Reading: Ch. 17, 5
February 7: Ozone depletion. Case study 2,
part 2. (ozone)
February 9: Ocean circulation. Mid-term review
Week
6: (mid-term and guest lecturer;
start Ch. 13, 18)
February 14:
midterm What to expect
February
16: Biodiversity Case
study 3, part 1. (biodiversity)
Week 7: Reading: Ch. 13, 18
February
21: Biodiversity
Case
study 3, part 2. (biodiversity)
February
23: Field trip: Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
Week 8: Reading: Ch. 8,
16
February
28: Carbon cycle. Mid-term follow
up. Progress check-up for term papers.
March
2: Carbon cycle (cont.). Case
study 4 part 1 (global warm.)
Week 9:
March 7: Global warming. Case
study 4 part 2 (global warm.)
March
9: Lisa Shaffer, SIO, guest lecture. Kyoto Protocol. (Term paper
discussion groups, if time permits.)
Week 10: Reading: Ch. 16 and IPCC technical summary
March 14:
Global warming (cont.). IPCC. Term paper discussion
groups to prepare for presentations.
March
16: Term papers due
(see Syllabus for
details on writing, referencing). Term paper presentations by group. Course
summary. Exam review.
Exam review session: To be
scheduled several days before exam.
Final exam: Friday, March 24, 11:30-2:30, Warren
2208
Cumulative.
No books, no notes, EXCEPT you may bring your answers to chapter review
questions, which you will hand in at the end of the exam. What to expect
NSF award OCE0049066 to Prof. Sarah Gille (SIO) assisted with the development
of some material in this web site.
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Last modification January 25 2006