Syllabus PHY470

Syllabus PHY570

Professor: Miron Kaufman OFFICE: SI-116, TEL.6872436
m.kaufman@csuohio.edu

Prerequisites: PHY221, PHY231 College Physics I or PHY241/243/243H University Physics I
LECTURE: M, W 4:00 – 5:50 PM, BH-430
OFFICE HOUR: M, W 3:00 – 3:50 PM, SI-116
REQUIRED BOOKS: McFarland,Hunt,Campbell: Energy, Physics and the Environment
Kaufman: Environmental Physics Computational Projects

The goal of the course is to foster rational thinking in complex decision situations related to environmental problems by studying the physical laws underlying environmental phenomena.

Tentative Schedule

  • WEEK #1 Energy, Power Ch.1;
  • WEEK #2, 3 Consumption Models: Exponential, Hubbert Ch.2,3
  • WEEK #4 Thermodynamics: Energy, Entropy Laws Ch.4;
  • WEEK #5 Heat Transfer Ch.16
  • WEEK #6 Fossil Fuel Effect on the Environment: Heat and Air Pollution, Urban Heat Island Ch.5
  • WEEK #7 Electricity Ch.7
  • WEEK #8 Magnetism Ch.8
  • WEEK #9, 10 Black-Body Radiation, Global Climate Change Ch.6
  • WEEK #11 Power Lines and Health Ch.9
  • WEEK #12,13 Radioactivity Ch.10
  • WEEK #14,15 Nuclear Energy Ch.10
  • WEEK #15 Environmental Modeling: Chaos Theory Application to Population Dynamics

Important Dates

  • Last day to withdraw: Friday, November 1.
  • No classes: Moday September 2. Additionally the PHY470 students do not have classes W Sept. 18, W Oct.16, W Nov. 6, W Nov. 20, W Dec. 4

Exams Schedule

  • Exam #1 Ch.1, 2, 4, 5, 16 M, October 14
  • Final Exam Comprehensive M, December 9.

The final grade is a weighted average of:

  • Exam #1 30%
  • Final Exam 35%
  • Computer Project 25%
  • Homework, Quizzes 10%

QUIZ SOLUTION

  • Quiz #1
  • Quiz #2

Part of the course is a project in the computer lab of the Physics Department SI-150. We will work modeling problems in environmental physics, population dynamics and chaos theory by using MathCad on the following dates: The PHY470 students will do only Labs 1,3,4,6.

Homework

Homework #1

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.1:
  • Exercises:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.1:
  • Problems: 8, 11.
  • DUE:W 9-4-19

Homework #2

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.2:
  • Exercises: 1, 2, 3;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.2:
  • Problems:6, 7, 8.
  • DUE:

Homework #3

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.4:
  • Exercises: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.4:
  • Problems: 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17.
  • DUE:

Homework #4

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.16:
  • Exercises: 2;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.16:
  • Problems: 7, 8, 9.
  • DUE:

Homework #5

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.5:
  • Exercises: 1, 2, 7, 8;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.5:
  • Problems: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
  • DUE:

Homework #6

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.7:
  • Exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.7:
  • Problems: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
  • DUE:

Homework #7

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.8:
  • Exercises: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.8:
  • Problems: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
  • DUE:

Homework #8

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.6:
  • Exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.6:
  • Problems: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16.
  • DUE:

Homework #9

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.10
  • Exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.10
  • Problems: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15.
  • DUE:

Homework #10

  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.10
  • Problems: 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.
  • McFarland, Hunt, Campbell Ch.11
  • 1, 2, 3, 5.
  • DUE:
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