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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 key to homework #3. Hand it in here.

Homework #4 is due on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:30am.

The first draft of your "W" paper (if you are doing a "W" paper) is due on Monday, November 30, 2009 by 4 pm. Please hand in a hard copy (don't email it to me).

Reading and homework assignments

Reading assignment for Week 9: Ch. 13 (p. 437 - 451)

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 designiated 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 key to homework #3. Hand it in here. Homework #4 is due on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:30am. The first draft of your "W" paper (if you are doing a "W" paper) is due on Monday, November 30, 2009 by 4 pm. Please hand in a hard copy (don't email it to me). Reading and homework assignments Reading assignment for Week 9: Ch. 13 (p. 437 - 451) 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 designiated 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.