Chem 321:Week of July 20, 2015
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This page gives a listing of activities for the week beginning July 20th, 2015.
Contents
Overview of the week's activities
| Units | Readings | Videos | Discussions | Assignments |
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| Unit 7 | CNBC on living off the grid | Visser and Ewy | Post on discussion 7 by Thursday 11:59pm. |
Problem Set 3 |
| Unit 8 | Hill chapters 3 & 7; C&E News on mineral resources (2012) |
None | Discussion 8 | First draft of case presentations |
| Unit 9 | Hill chapter 8 | TBA | Discussion 9 | Problem Set 4 |
Day-by-day listing
Monday, July 20th
- Complete Problem Set 3, due by 11:59pm tonight.
- Group A should attend Discussion 8 (on Skype) at 6:30pm-7:30pm.
- Post your initial responses for Discussion 7
- Read the slide presentation for Unit 7 on "energy".
- Read CNBC on "Why living off the grid will get a lot easier in 25 years"
- Watch the videos of Prof. Ken Visser on small wind turbines and Prof. Robert Ewy on growing willow
- Read the report about Acme from the EPA, and start work on your case presentation.
Tuesday, July 21st
- Begin Problem Set 4, due by Friday, July 24th.
- Post your initial responses for Discussion 7
- Read the slide presentation for Unit 7 on "energy".
- Read CNBC on "Why living off the grid will get a lot easier in 25 years"
- Watch the videos of Prof. Ken Visser on small wind turbines and Prof. Robert Ewy on growing willow
- Read the report about Acme from the EPA, and start work on your case presentation.
- If you haven't yet done so, choose a topic for your term paper.
Wednesday, July 22nd
- Group B should attend Discussion 8 (Acme meeting on Skype) at 11am-noon.
- Group A should attend Discussion 9 (on Etherpad) at 6:30pm-7:30pm.
- Work on Problem Set 4, due by Friday, July 24th.
- Read the slide presentation for Unit 8 on mining & materials.
- Read Hill chapters 3 & 7.
- Read C&E News on Resource Sustainability
- Post your comments for Discussion 7, if you haven't done so yet - initial posts should be completed by tonight. You can start posting followup comments.
- Work on your first draft of the case presentation (due by Thursday, July 23rd)
- If you haven't yet done so, let Dr. Walker know the topic you picked for your term paper.
Thursday, July 23rd
- Complete your first draft of the case presentation, due by 11:59pm tonight.
- Work on Problem Set 4, due by Friday, July 24th.
- Read the slide presentation for Unit 8 on mining & materials.
- Read Hill chapters 3 & 7.
- Read C&E News on Resource Sustainability
- Post your followup comments for Discussion 7
- Group B may wish to prepare for Discussion 9
- If time allows, begin working on your term paper.
Friday, July 24th
- Complete Problem Set 4, due by 11:59pm tonight.
- Group B should attend Discussion 9 (on Etherpad) at 11am-noon.
- Read Unit 9 on forestry, food & agriculture
- Read Hill Ch. 8
- Watch the video (TBA)
- Work on the final draft of your case presentation (due Monday)
- If time allows, begin work on Problem Set 5 (due Wednesday)
- If time allows, begin working on your term paper.
