ENCE-433 Environmental Engineering Analysis
[General Information | Homework
| Exams | Laboratory
Materials | Grades | Contact
Information]
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Environmental Engineering Program
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Department of Civil Engineering
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University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Fall 1996
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Instructor: Alba
Torrents
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Teaching Assistants: Ruxandra Floroiu
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Course
Syllabus
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Lectures and Reading Assignments
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Announcements
Text:
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Snoeyink, V.L. and Jenkins, D. "Water Chemistry", John Wiley
& Sons, 1980
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Other recommended texts:
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Stumm, W. and Morgan, J.J. "Aquatic Chemistry" John Wiley
& Sons, 1996.
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Morel, F.M.M. and Hering, J.G. "Principles and Applications
of Aquatic Chemistry" John Wiley & Sons, 1993.
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Pankow, J.F. "Aquatic Chemistry Concepts" Lewis Publishers,
199.
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Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater,
American Public Health Association.
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Notes: Class notes are available from the Office of
Printing Services in the Engineering Classroom building.
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Problem sets will be distributed in class. Solutions will
be available after class on the due date in the table below.
Exams
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There will be three mid-terms and one cumulative final exam.
One mid-tern can be dropped and requests for make-up exams will be granted
only in extraordinary circumstances. An exam-reference
sheet will be made available for each examination otherwise they are
closed book and closed notes. Calculators may be used. After each exam,
solutions will be posted in the list below.
Laboratory Materials
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Laboratories: The following table contains the laboratory
assignments. Laboratory 1 and 2 will be conducted individually weeks 2
and 3. Laboratories 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be conducted concurrently in groups
in alternate weeks. Laboratories 7 and 8 will be conducted at the environmental
engineering research laboratories.
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LABORATORY SCHEDULE
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Week of
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Laboratory
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Open
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Open
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| 2/19 |
Introduction and safety
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| 2/26 |
Laboratory 1
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| 3/5 |
Labratory 2
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| 3/12 |
Labratory 3 , 4, 5, 6
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| 3/19 |
Labratory 3 , 4, 5, 6
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| 4/2 |
Labratory 3 , 4, 5, 6
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| 4/9 |
Labratory 3 , 4, 5, 6
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| 4/16 |
Metal mobility
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Break
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| 4/30 |
Reports due Demostration lab
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Practice Problems: A selection of previous year's
homework assignments, exams and solutions are given in the table below.
Old Exams: Copies of last year's exams are included
in the back of your course notes. Try working out these problems by yourself,
then check your answers against the solutions below.
Grades
The final score for the course will be computed as follows:
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Homework: 15%
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Quizzes: 15%
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Mid-Terms: 30% (15% each, 2 out of 3)
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Final: 25%
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Laboratory reports 15%
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A perfect score in this course is 100.
Contact Information
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Alba Torrents
Office: 1153 Engineering Classroom Building
Phone: 405-1979
Office Hours: Tues.&Thurs. 9-11 am and by appointment
Email: alba@eng.umd.edu
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Ruxandra Floroiu (TA)
Instructor: Laboratory Sections 1, 2
Office:
Tel: 405-3725
Office Hours: Wend. 2-5 pm
Email:
Ruxandra Floroiu
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UMCP ENCE Department
Last updated August 25, 1998 by alba@eng.umd.edu
