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 2208
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
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. Progress check-up for term
papers. Groups meet.
Week 7: Reading: Ch. 13, 18
February
21: Paul
Dayton, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, guest speaker
February
23: Field trip: Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
Week 8: Reading: Ch. 8
February
28: Carbon cycle. Mid-term follow
up. Case
study 3, part 1. (biodiversity)
March
2: Carbon cycle (cont.). Case
study 3, part 2. (biodiversity)
Week 9: Reading: Ch. 16
March 7: Global warming. Case
study 3, complete. (biodiversity)
March
9: Global warming (cont.). IPCC.
Term paper discussion groups meet. Case study 4 (global warming)
Week 10: Reading: Ch. 16 and IPCC technical summary
March 14:
Lisa Shaffer, SIO, guest lecture. Kyoto Protocol. 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:
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
Answer key
for final exam
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 March 30 2006