Summary: Discussion of the basic physical principles of
the
water
cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, stream flow,
percolation,
and groundwater flow), as well as environmentally relevant applications
based on case studies. Coverage of contemporary global issues related
to
water resources, including pollution control, environmental
rehabilitation,
sustainable development, and global warming.
Prerequisites: one year college science or math, EESC V
2100 (TESY:
Climate) or permission of the instructor, familiarity with web
browsers,
MS Excel or other spreadsheet software, wordprocessor.
Credits: 3 points.
Hours: Tue, Thu from 2:10 to 4:00 pm, in 530 Altschul
Hall.
Format: Lecture, assigned readings, demonstrations in
class, hands-on
labs, problem sets (often requiring use of a computer, WWW, MS Excel),
and 2 mandatory field trips, could be combined to one weekend trip TBA.
