This course on Environmental Physics is being offered to
respond
to the growing need for knowledge about the physics behind contemporary
environmental problems. The lectures and discussions will
concentrate
on one of the most pressing global environmental problems of the day -
the threat of global warming due to increased greenhouse gases in the
earth's
atmosphere. We will also examine the problem of ozone depletion
in
the stratosphere (the ozone hole), alternative energy sources, such as
solar and wind power, and environmental problems associated with
nuclear
power.
Since the study of environmental problems is, by necessity,
interdisciplinary,
we will be drawing on knowledge from the fields of chemistry and
biology,
and even the social sciences.
This website will be updated from time to time with homework assignments, reading assignments, and links to relevant web pages.
Here you can pick up the IPCC
2007 report on Global Climate change
Homework Assignments:
PowerPoint Presentations:
Stay tuned! When I give a Power point presentation in
class,
I will post it here. Please also see here for Class Notes in PDF format
Powerpoints
Exams:
Homework:
Key to Homework 1
Key to Homework 2
Climate models for Chapters 3, 10 and 15:
Radiative-Convective Model:
RCM1.zip
README.txt
Articles on Nuclear Power & Nuclear Waste:
Nuclear
Reactors
Radioactive Waste:
The Size of the Problem
Nuclear Waste
Disposal
Environmental
Physics Syllabus
Links to Web Sites of
relevance to
Environmental
Physics