| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Mass balance | ||
| 1 |
Introduction, basic concepts Modeling: Everglades |
Problem set 1 out: irrigation/salination |
| 2 |
Mass conservation Modeling: Everglades |
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| 3 |
Chemical kinetics Modeling: dechlorination |
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| 4 |
Population modeling Modeling: pesticide impact |
Problem set 1 in Problem set 2 out: competition/harvesting |
| 5 |
Closed cycles Modeling: nutrient enrichment |
Paper assignment out |
| 6 |
Networks Modeling: traffic |
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| 7 |
Networks Modeling: vehicle emissions |
Paper proposal in |
| Energy balance | ||
| 8 |
Basic thermodynamic concepts Modeling: building energy |
Problem set 2 in Problem set 3 out: building energy |
| 9 |
First law, heat capacity, conduction and convection Modeling: building energy |
Paper topics finalized |
| 10 |
Radiative energy transfer Modeling: building energy |
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| 11 |
Open system thermodynamics Modeling: heat discharge to a stream |
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| Exam 1 | ||
| Mass and energy transport | ||
| 12 |
Mass transport: advection, diffusion Modeling: air quality |
Problem set 3 in Problem set 4 out: MATLAB® practice |
| 13 |
Mass transport: spatial moments Modeling: air quality |
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| 14 |
Mass transport: concentrations Modeling: air quality |
Problem set 4 in Problem set 5 out: air quality |
| Resource economics and life cycle analysis | ||
| 15 |
Present value, discounting Modeling: building energy revisited |
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| 16 |
Optimization problems, resource allocation Modeling: crop irrigation |
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| 17 |
Derived demand Modeling: crop irrigation |
Draft paper in |
| 18 | MATLAB optimization tutorial |
Problem set 5 in Problem set 6 out: resource allocation |
| 19 |
Derived supply, equilibrium analysis Modeling: groundwater supply |
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| 20 |
Multiple objectives, Pareto optimality Modeling: revenue vs. environmental quality |
Draft paper returned |
| 21 |
Life cycle analysis Modeling: life cycle example |
Problem set 6 in |
| 22 |
Life cycle analysis (cont.) Modeling: life cycle example |
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| Exam 2 | ||
| 23 | Student presentations | |
| 24 | Student presentations (cont.) | Final paper due |
