This section includes handouts summarizing the lectures; note that many of the handouts span two lecture sessions.
| SES # | LECTURE NOTES | |
|---|---|---|
| Mass balance | ||
| 1 |
Introduction, basic concepts (PDF) Modeling: Everglades |
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| 2 |
Mass conservation Modeling: Everglades |
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| 3 |
Chemical kinetics (PDF) Modeling: dechlorination |
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| 4 |
Population modeling (PDF) Modeling: pesticide impact |
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| 5 |
Closed cycles (PDF) Modeling: nutrient enrichment |
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| 6 |
Networks (PDF) Modeling: traffic |
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| 7 |
Networks Modeling: vehicle emissions |
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| Energy balance | ||
| 8 |
Basic thermodynamic concepts (PDF) Modeling: building energy |
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| 9 |
First law, heat capacity, conduction and convection Modeling: building energy |
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| 10 |
Radiative energy transfer (PDF) Modeling: building energy |
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| 11 |
Open system thermodynamics (PDF) Modeling: heat discharge to a stream |
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| Mass and energy transport | ||
| 12 |
Mass transport: advection, diffusion (PDF) Modeling: air quality |
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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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| Resource economics and life cycle analysis | ||
| 15 |
Present value, discounting (PDF) Modeling: building energy revisited |
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| 16 |
Optimization problems, resource allocation (PDF) Modeling: crop irrigation |
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| 17 |
Derived demand Modeling: crop irrigation |
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| 18 | MATLAB optimization tutorial | |
| 19 |
Derived supply, equilibrium analysis (PDF) Modeling: groundwater supply |
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| 20 |
Multiple objectives, Pareto optimality (PDF) Modeling: revenue vs. environmental quality |
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| 21 |
Life cycle analysis (PDF) Modeling: life cycle example |
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| 22 |
Life cycle analysis (cont.) Modeling: life cycle example |
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| 23 | Student presentations | |
| 24 | Student presentations (cont.) | |
