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CE 326 - Principles of Environmental Engineering - Spring 2003

Description-

Introduction to environmental engineering principles and survey of environmental problems and applications.

Course Information/Syllabus

Instructional Objectives

Lecture notes:
week Monday's Lecture Friday's Lecture
1.Jan 13-17 Mon (1-13-03) Fri (1-17-03)
2. Jan 20-24   Fri (1-24-03)  (see also the 2001 EPA report on acid rain and the executive summary on global warming)
3. Jan 27-31   Fri (1-31-03)
4. Feb 3-7 Mon (2-3-03) Fri (2-7-03) (see also supplement,CSM timeline and EPA Table)
5. Feb10-14 Mon (2-10-03a) (2-10-03b) Fri (2-14-03)
6. Feb17-21 Mon (2-17-03)  
7. Feb24-28 Mon (2-24-03: EPA Drinking water regulations)  
8. Mar 3-7    
9. Mar10-14 Mon (3-10-03)
    Mar17-21 Spring Break
10.Mar24-28
11.Mar31-Apr4
12. Apr 7 - 11
13. Apr 14 - 18 Activated Sludge Design
14. Apr 21 - 25 WWTP Schematics Sludge Treatment Sludge Treatment 2 Solids Flux Analysis
15.Apr28-May 2 3rd Exam @ 10:00 am May 2

 

Homework assignments:
week    
1.Jan 13-17  air pollution problems    
2. Jan 20-24    
3. Jan 27-31    
4. Feb 3-7 solid waste homework  
5. Feb10-14    
6. Feb17-21 water chemistry homework 1  
7. Feb24-28 water chemistry homework 2  
8. Mar 3-7 Problem 3-50 in text due 3/10/03  
9. Mar10-14
    Mar17-21 Spring Break
10.Mar24-28
11.Mar31-Apr4
12. Apr 7 - 11 Probs. 4-12, 20, 24, 25, 29  due 4/14/03
13. Apr 14 - 18 Probs. 5-6, 15, 28, 30 due 4/21/03
14. Apr 21 - 25
15.Apr28-May 2
 

Lab assignments:

week  
1.Jan 13-17 material balance calculation
2. Jan 20-24 ISU Power Plant Field Trip
3. Jan 27-31  
4. Feb 3-7 Resource Recover Facility Field Trip
5. Feb10-14 Boone County Landfill Field Trip
6. Feb17-21 Chemical Concepts Demonstration
7. Feb 24-28 Jar Test
8. Mar 3-7 Water Treatment Plant Field Trip
9. Mar10-14 Filter Design Problem - Wash Trough - Log Prob Paper
    Mar17-21 Spring Break
10.Mar 24-28
11.Mar 31-Apr 4
12. Apr 7 - 11 Ames Water Pollution Control Plant
13. Apr 14 - 18 Wastewater Treatment Plant Design  Kinetics Evaluation Ten State Standards  Treatment Plant Hydraulics
14. Apr 21 - 25
15.Apr28-May 2

What you said you wanted to learn:

Fall 1999 -- Spring 2000  -- Fall 2000  -- Spring 2001 

What you think the most serious environmental problem is:

Fall 1999 -- Spring 2000 -- Spring 2001 -- Fall 2001

Sample Exam Problems

Exam 1 (html)  (pdf)  -- Exam 2 (html)  (pdf) -- Exam 3 (html) (pdf)

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