Chemistry 124 - January 2006 A Matter of the Environment

Class & Lab Calendar

The Class Calendar constitutes our most important class document; it contains the schedule of classes, topics, assignments, readings, and laboratories. Its contents are subject to change at the instructor's discretion and as the course develops topics, readings and assignments may be altered.
 

M	T	W	Th	F
2	3	4	5	6
Topic/Events Readings Assignment Due Lab Descriptions	The Environment & the Built Environment Cradle  p.3-67 Wilson EBN	Risk Assessment & Perception Morgan papers (2)   Lab: Risk A&P	Green Buildings & Materials Cradle p.68-91 Spiegel chpts 3 & 7 Lab: STO Projects, Owner's Criteria & LEED/EIQ	The Air We Breathe   CIC p.8-54
9	10	11	12	13
The Air We Breathe & Ozone Cradle p.92-117 CIC p.60-79 PS#1 Due	Ozone   CIC p.79-109 Lab: Gases in a Breath	Indoor Air Quality   Betts ES&T paper Cradle p.118-156 Lab: TDAT Movie	Global Climate Change   CIC p.114-164 PS#2 Due Lab: Greenhouse Gases	Global Climate Change & Carbon Equivalents Cradle p.157-188 Alley Scientific American 1998   Project Topics Due by 3 pm
16	17	18	19	20
Energy   CIC p.170-213 PS#3 Due	Energy   Anastas ES&T papers Cradle Review Due Lab: pH and Acid Rain	Resource Extraction. What? Where? & How? Handouts Project Outline Due by 6 pm Lab: STO Facilities Tour	Concrete Chemistry   Handouts PS#4 Due Lab: Concrete Calorimetry	Plastics & Polymers   CIC p.396-424
23	24	25	26	27
Plastics in Building Materials   Handouts Green Building Journal Due	Reduce, Reuse, Recycling   Handouts PS#5 Due Lab: Classify Plastics	Waste Streams and Landfills   Handouts   Lab: Polymer Synthesis	TBA	TBA

Saturday, January 28, 2006 FINAL PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS DUE

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