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Email: beckya@u.washington.edu (Only email me for personal reasons (e.g. illness). Please use the message board for questions about course material.)
Office: Room 306 in ATG building
Office hours: After class or by appointment

Class Meeting Times: Daily (M-F) 10:30-11:20 am.

Class Meeting Locations: Atmospheric Sciences/Geophysics Building Room 310c

Announcements

Download the homework #5 key.

Final draft of "W" paper is due on Friday, December 11, 2009 by 4pm.

Download the study guide for the final exam. Also, here are the study guides for midterm #1 and midterm #2.

The comprehensive final exam will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009 from 8:30-10:20am in ARC G070. There will be no opportunity to make up a missed final exam.

Reading and homework assignments

Reading assignment for Week 10: Ch. 11 (p. 320-342, p. 349-359), Ch. 12 (p. 365-397)

Course Description

This course is an introduction to air pollution on local, regional and global scales. We will focus on the sources, transformation, and dispersion of pollutants responsible for urban smog, acid rain, climate change and the stratospheric ozone hole. We will examine the health and environmental effects of air pollutants, as well as technological solutions and policy regulations. The class will be divided into three parts:

1. Introduction to air pollution (Weeks 1-2).

2. Local and regional pollution issues (Weeks 3-7).

3. Global scale pollution issues (Weeks 8-10).

This course is intended for non-science, liberal arts majors and fulfills 5 credits of the Natural World (NW) distribution requirement. The course is also designated as a "W" course. This course has no prerequisites and is open to all undergraduates.

Download Syllabus and schedule (last updated 12 October 2009)

Required textbook

"Earth Under Siege" by Richard P. Turco, Oxford University Press 2002

Grading Policy

Assignments: 25%
Research Project: 20%
Midterms: 20%
Comprehensive Final Exam: 25%
Class participation: 10%

You are expected to attend lectures and participate in class.



Home Lecture Notes Assignments Research Project Message Board Useful Links	ATM S 212, Autumn 2009 Air Pollution: From Urban Smog to the Ozone Hole Instructor: Becky Alexander Phone: (206) 543-0164 Email: beckya@u.washington.edu (Only email me for personal reasons (e.g. illness). Please use the message board for questions about course material.) Office: Room 306 in ATG building Office hours: After class or by appointment Class Meeting Times: Daily (M-F) 10:30-11:20 am. Class Meeting Locations: Atmospheric Sciences/Geophysics Building Room 310c Announcements Download the homework #5 key. Final draft of "W" paper is due on Friday, December 11, 2009 by 4pm. Download the study guide for the final exam. Also, here are the study guides for midterm #1 and midterm #2. The comprehensive final exam will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009 from 8:30-10:20am in ARC G070. There will be no opportunity to make up a missed final exam. Reading and homework assignments Reading assignment for Week 10: Ch. 11 (p. 320-342, p. 349-359), Ch. 12 (p. 365-397) Course Description This course is an introduction to air pollution on local, regional and global scales. We will focus on the sources, transformation, and dispersion of pollutants responsible for urban smog, acid rain, climate change and the stratospheric ozone hole. We will examine the health and environmental effects of air pollutants, as well as technological solutions and policy regulations. The class will be divided into three parts: 1. Introduction to air pollution (Weeks 1-2). 2. Local and regional pollution issues (Weeks 3-7). 3. Global scale pollution issues (Weeks 8-10). This course is intended for non-science, liberal arts majors and fulfills 5 credits of the Natural World (NW) distribution requirement. The course is also designated as a "W" course. This course has no prerequisites and is open to all undergraduates. Download Syllabus and schedule (last updated 12 October 2009) Required textbook "Earth Under Siege" by Richard P. Turco, Oxford University Press 2002 Grading Policy Assignments: 25% Research Project: 20% Midterms: 20% Comprehensive Final Exam: 25% Class participation: 10% You are expected to attend lectures and participate in class.