Chem321:Schedule
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| Course units 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 |
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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.
| Week beginning | Unit | Topics | Readings | Assignments |
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| May 31-June 1 | Unit 1 | What is sustainability? What is sustainable development? Agenda 21, government responses to sustainability. Current environmental problems |
Hill Ch. 1 BBC, "Disposable Planet" |
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| June 2-3 | Unit 2 | Economic & political aspects | Hill Ch. 1, Brown reading | |
| June 6-7 | Unit 3 | Thermodynamics. The role of science and technology | Hill Ch. 2 Clark & Dickson reading |
Problem Set 1 due |
| June 8-10 | Unit 4 | Business and sustainability, uses of technology, manufacturing |
van Nes & Cramer (part) | Problem Set 2 due (Jun 9) |
| June 13 | Unit 5 | Consumption | Hill Ch. 4 | |
| June 14 | Unit 6 | Impacts, carbon footprints, waste management & reduction |
Hill Ch. 5 | Problem Set 3 due |
| June 15-16 | Unit 7 | Energy | RCRA vision statement | |
| June 17,20 | | Unit 8 | Material resources and mining, chemicals | Hill Ch. 3, 7 | First draft of case presentations due |
| June 21 | Unit 9 | Forestry, food & agriculture | Hill Ch. 8 | Problem Set 4 due |
| June 22-23 | Unit 10 | Environmental management systems and ISO 14000 | Sample plans | Final draft of case presentations due |
| June 24,27 | Unit 11 | Ecologic, green engineering, green chemistry, green manufacturing | Hill Ch. 6 Anastas & Warner article |
Problem Set 5 due (Jun 24), First draft of term paper due (Jun 27) |
| June 28 | Unit 12 | Transforming the corporate mindset, new business models | ||
| June 28-29 | Unit 13 | Models for sustainable living, the hydrogen economy | Hill Ch. 9, Rifkin reading Goodall reading |
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| June 30 | Unit 14 | What does the future hold? | Hill Ch. 9 | Final draft of term paper due |
| July 1 | Final exam |
