UCSD ESYS 10 Introduction to Environmental Systems Winter 2006 Exam information

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Material covered for Midterm:

• Case study 1: Zero emission vehicles, California air quality
• Case study 2: Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol
• Textbook chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 17
• Guest lectures and regular lectures

Material covered for Final:

• Case study 1: Zero emission vehicles, California air quality
• Case study 2: Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol
• Case study 3: Over fishing and marine biodiversity
• Case study 4: Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol
• Textbook chapters 5, 8, 13, 16, 18 (and material from earlier chapters)
• Guest lectures and regular lectures

Past Exams (note that material was covered in a different order each year):

• Midterm 2002 (Gille)
• Midterm 2003 (Gille)
• Midterm 2004 (Talley)
• Midterm 2005 (Talley)
• Final 2002 (Gille)
• Final 2003 (Gille)
• Final 2004 (Talley)
• Final 2005 (Talley)
• Midterm 2006 (Talley)
• Final 2006 (Talley)

Description from Syllabus:

Exams will include short answer and essay segments. Short answer questions may be lifted directly from the review sections at the end of each chapter in the book or may come from other material that we have discussed in class. Some questions may require writing a few words (to correct a false statement, for example) while others will require a short paragraph. Essay questions will usually grow out of material that we have discussed in case studies or other group exercises. Typically you will be asked to read a short passage about an environmental issue and to comment on it from both a scientific and policy perspective. The essays that receive the best grades usually contain clear and well-thought out arguments that are supported by factual evidence.

The midterm will cover the first two case studies and the textbook chapters that we discuss in class prior to the midterm. The final exam will be cumulative. It will cover all four case studies and all of the assigned textbook chapters (though it will emphasize the textbook material from the second half of the course.)

No books, no notes. You may bring your own answers to chapter review questions.

Please note that university policy does not allow you to reschedule exams for personal reasons.

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Last modification March 30 2006