| Mass balance |
| 1 |
Introduction, basic concepts
Modeling: Everglades
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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
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Problem set 1 in
Problem set 2 out: competition/harvesting
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| 5 |
Closed cycles
Modeling: nutrient enrichment
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Paper assignment out |
| 6 |
Networks
Modeling: traffic
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| 7 |
Networks
Modeling: vehicle emissions
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Paper proposal in |
| Energy balance |
| 8 |
Basic thermodynamic concepts
Modeling: building energy
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Problem set 2 in
Problem set 3 out: building energy
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| 9 |
First law, heat capacity, conduction and convection
Modeling: building energy
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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 |
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| Mass and energy transport |
| 12 |
Mass transport: advection, diffusion
Modeling: air quality
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Problem set 3 in
Problem set 4 out: MATLAB® practice
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| 13 |
Mass transport: spatial moments
Modeling: air quality
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| 14 |
Mass transport: concentrations
Modeling: air quality
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Problem set 4 in
Problem set 5 out: air quality
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| Resource economics and life cycle analysis |
| 15 |
Present value, discounting
Modeling: building energy revisited
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Optimization problems, resource allocation
Modeling: crop irrigation
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Derived demand
Modeling: crop irrigation
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Draft paper in |
| 18 |
MATLAB optimization tutorial |
Problem set 5 in
Problem set 6 out: resource allocation
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| 19 |
Derived supply, equilibrium analysis
Modeling: groundwater supply
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| 20 |
Multiple objectives, Pareto optimality
Modeling: revenue vs. environmental quality
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Draft paper returned |
| 21 |
Life cycle analysis
Modeling: life cycle example
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Problem set 6 in |
| 22 |
Life cycle analysis (cont.)
Modeling: life cycle example
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Exam 2 |
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Student presentations |
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Student presentations (cont.) |
Final paper due |