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<big>'''This is the 2012 schedule - it still needs to be updated for 2013'''</big>
 
  
 
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.
 
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.
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|+'''Chemistry 321 Class Schedule'''
 
|+'''Chemistry 321 Class Schedule'''
 
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!Week beginning || [[Chem321:Units|Unit]] || Topics || Readings || Assignments
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!Date || [[Chem321:Units|Unit]] || Topics || Readings || Assignments
 
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 2, 2012|July 2-6]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 8, 2013|July 8-10]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 1|Unit 1]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 1|Unit 1]]
 
| What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?<br/>Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.<br/>Current environmental problems
 
| What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?<br/>Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.<br/>Current environmental problems
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 9, 2012|July 10-11]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 8, 2013|July 11-12]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 2|Unit 2]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 2|Unit 2]]
 
| Economic & political aspects
 
| Economic & political aspects
| Hill Ch. 1, [[:File:Brown Eco Economy Chap1.pdf|Brown reading]]  
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| Hill Ch. 1, [[Brown reading]]  
 
|  
 
|  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of July 9, 2012|July 12-13]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 15, 2013|July 15-16]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 3|Unit 3]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 3|Unit 3]]
 
| Science and technology. Matter, energy & thermodynamics.
 
| Science and technology. Matter, energy & thermodynamics.
 
| Hill Ch. 2<br/>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378623/?tool=pmcentrez Matthew & Boltz reading]
 
| Hill Ch. 2<br/>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378623/?tool=pmcentrez Matthew & Boltz reading]
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]] due (Jul 12)
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| [[Chem321:Problem Set 1|Problem Set 1]] due (Jul 15)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of July 16, 2012|July 16-18]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 15, 2013|July 16-18]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 4|Unit 4]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 4|Unit 4]]
 
| Business and sustainability, <br/>uses of technology, manufacturing
 
| Business and sustainability, <br/>uses of technology, manufacturing
 
| Dorf, pages [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/f/f9/DorfP101_107.pdf 101-107], [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/e/e5/DorfP206_210.pdf 106-210] and [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/5/5e/DorfChap19.pdf Chap 19]; [http://webproxy.potsdam.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VFX-4GDSDV6-1&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2006&_rdoc=4&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%236022%232006%23999859984%23627189%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=6022&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=18&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ef468e4ccb78fea8448527b1b9d69918  van Nes & Cramer reading]
 
| Dorf, pages [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/f/f9/DorfP101_107.pdf 101-107], [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/e/e5/DorfP206_210.pdf 106-210] and [http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/5/5e/DorfChap19.pdf Chap 19]; [http://webproxy.potsdam.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VFX-4GDSDV6-1&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2006&_rdoc=4&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%236022%232006%23999859984%23627189%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=6022&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=18&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ef468e4ccb78fea8448527b1b9d69918  van Nes & Cramer reading]
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 2|Problem Set 2]] due (Jul 17) (now Jul 18)
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| [[Chem321:Problem Set 2|Problem Set 2]] due (Jul 18)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of July 16, 2012|July 19]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 15, 2013|July 19]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 5|Unit 5]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 5|Unit 5]]
 
| Consumption
 
| Consumption
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|  
 
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 16, 2012|July 20]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 15, 2013|July 19]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 6|Unit 6]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 6|Unit 6]]
 
| Impacts, carbon footprints,<br/>waste management & reduction  
 
| Impacts, carbon footprints,<br/>waste management & reduction  
 
| Hill Ch. 5,<br/>[http://www.epa.gov/wastes/inforesources/pubs/vision.htm RCRA vision statement]   
 
| Hill Ch. 5,<br/>[http://www.epa.gov/wastes/inforesources/pubs/vision.htm RCRA vision statement]   
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 3|Problem Set 3]] due
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|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of July 23, 2012|July 23-24]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 22, 2013|July 22-23]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 7|Unit 7]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 7|Unit 7]]
| Energy
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| Energy resources
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|  
 
|  
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|  [[Chem321:Problem Set 3|Problem Set 3]] due (July 22)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of July 23, 2012|July 25-26]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 22, 2013|July 24-25]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 8|Unit 8]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 8|Unit 8]]
 
| Material resources and mining, chemicals  
 
| Material resources and mining, chemicals  
 
| Hill Ch. 3, 7
 
| Hill Ch. 3, 7
| First draft of<br/>case presentations due
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| First draft of<br/>case presentations due (July 25)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of July 23, 2012|July 27]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 22, 2013|July 26]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 9|Unit 9]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 9|Unit 9]]
 
| Forestry, food & agriculture
 
| Forestry, food & agriculture
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| [[Chem321:Problem Set 4|Problem Set 4]] due
 
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 4|Problem Set 4]] due
 
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 30, 2012|July 30-31]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 29, 2013|July 29]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 10|Unit 10]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 10|Unit 10]]
 
| Environmental management systems and ISO 14000
 
| Environmental management systems and ISO 14000
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| Final draft of<br/>case presentations due*
 
| Final draft of<br/>case presentations due*
 
|-
 
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 30, 2012|Aug 1-2]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 29, 2013|July 30-31]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 11|Unit 11]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 11|Unit 11]]
 
| Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing
 
| Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing
| Hill Ch. 6<br/>Anastas video
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| Hill Ch. 6<br/>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HhBSd8ntsQ Anastas video]
|  
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| [[Chem321:Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]] due (July 31)
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of July 30, 2012|Aug 3]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 29, 2013|Aug 1]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 12|Unit 12]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 12|Unit 12]]
 
| Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models
 
| Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models
 
|
 
|
| [[Chem321:Problem Set 5|Problem Set 5]] due (Aug 3)
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| First draft of<br/>term paper due
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Chem 321:Week of Aug 6, 2012|Aug 3-6]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of July 29, 2013|Aug 2-5]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 13|Unit 13]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 13|Unit 13]]
| Models for sustainable living, the hydrogen economy
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| Models for sustainable living
 
| Hill Ch. 9, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk4Po2Wof6w Rifkin interview]<br/>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/13/ethicalliving.carbonfootprints Goodall reading]  
 
| Hill Ch. 9, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk4Po2Wof6w Rifkin interview]<br/>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/13/ethicalliving.carbonfootprints Goodall reading]  
| First draft of<br/>term paper due (Aug 6)
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|  
 
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| [[Chem 321:Week of Aug 6, 2012|Aug 7]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of Aug 5, 2013|Aug 6]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 14|Unit 14]]
 
| [[Chem321:Unit 14|Unit 14]]
 
| What does the future hold?
 
| What does the future hold?
 
| Hill Ch. 9, videos  
 
| Hill Ch. 9, videos  
| Final draft of<br/>term paper due (Aug 8)
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| Final draft of<br/>term paper due
 
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| [[Chem 321:Week of Aug 6, 2012|Aug 9]]
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| [[Chem 321:Week of Aug 5, 2013|Aug 8]]
 
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| Final exam
 
| Final exam

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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 321 Class Schedule
Date Unit Topics Readings Assignments
July 8-10 Unit 1 What is sustainability? What is sustainable development?
Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability.
Current environmental problems
Hill Ch. 1
BBC, "Disposable Planet"
July 11-12 Unit 2 Economic & political aspects Hill Ch. 1, Brown reading
July 15-16 Unit 3 Science and technology. Matter, energy & thermodynamics. Hill Ch. 2
Matthew & Boltz reading
Problem Set 1 due (Jul 15)
July 16-18 Unit 4 Business and sustainability,
uses of technology, manufacturing
Dorf, pages 101-107, 106-210 and Chap 19; van Nes & Cramer reading Problem Set 2 due (Jul 18)
July 19 Unit 5 Consumption Hill Ch. 4
July 19 Unit 6 Impacts, carbon footprints,
waste management & reduction
Hill Ch. 5,
RCRA vision statement
July 22-23 Unit 7 Energy resources Problem Set 3 due (July 22)
July 24-25 Unit 8 Material resources and mining, chemicals Hill Ch. 3, 7 First draft of
case presentations due (July 25)
July 26 Unit 9 Forestry, food & agriculture Hill Ch. 8 Problem Set 4 due
July 29 Unit 10 Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 Sample plans Final draft of
case presentations due*
July 30-31 Unit 11 Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing Hill Ch. 6
Anastas video
Problem Set 5 due (July 31)
Aug 1 Unit 12 Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models First draft of
term paper due
Aug 2-5 Unit 13 Models for sustainable living Hill Ch. 9, Rifkin interview
Goodall reading
Aug 6 Unit 14 What does the future hold? Hill Ch. 9, videos Final draft of
term paper due
Aug 8 Final exam
  • The exact date may be later, but this will be agreed when the draft presentations are reviewed, and the discussion dates chosen.

See also