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Revision as of 21:55, 29 April 2008

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The table below outlines the schedule for the whole semester. The details of each week's schedule can be accessed by clicking on the "week of" links. Additional readings may be assigned as the semester progresses.

Chemistry 395 Class Schedule
Week beginning Unit Topics Readings Assignments
January 21 Unit 1 What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?
Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.
Dorf Ch. 1, 2
BBC, "Disposable Planet"
January 28 Unit 1
Unit 2
Current environmental problems
Economic & political aspects
Dorf Ch. 2, Lewis reading
February 4 Unit 2
Unit 3
Economic & political aspects
The role of science and technology
Dorf Ch. 3-4, 6.
Clark & Dickson reading
Problem Set 1 due
February 11 Unit 3
Unit 4
Science and technology,
Business and sustainability, uses of technology,
Dorf Ch. 5, 7-8
van Nes & Cramer (part)
February 18 Unit 4 (Mon/Tue, no classes), Business and sustainability, uses of technology (see Feb 11) Problem Set 2 due
February 25 Unit 5 History of manufacturing. What is manufacturing?
The manufacturing enterprise, quality control, quality assurance
Dorf Ch. 19
March 3 Unit 6 Waste management and waste reduction Dorf Ch. 17
RCRA vision statement
Problem Set 3 due
March 10 Unit 7 Energy Dorf Ch. 9, 12, 14
AWEA "Outlook 2007"
March 17 Unit 8 Food & agriculture Dorf Ch. 18 First draft of
case presentations due
March 24 Spring break, no classes
March 31 Unit 9 Mining and materials Problem Set 4 due
April 7 Unit 10 Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 Sample plans, Dorf Ch. 23 Final draft of
case presentations due
April 14 Unit 11 Green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing Review Dorf Ch. 4-6
Anastas & Warner article,
Problem Set 5 due
April 21 Unit 12 Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models Dorf Ch. 23-25 First draft of
term paper due
April 28 Unit 13 Models for sustainable living, the hydrogen economy Dorf Ch. 22, Rifkin reading
May 5 Unit 14 What does the future hold? Final draft of
term paper due
May 12 Final exam

See also