Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone

 Environmental Geochemistry
GEOL3150
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Schedule

 Class Date

 Topic

 Reading

 Assignment
 9/4  Introduction    
 9/6  Basic Principles

 Chapter 1, p. 1-34

 Chapt 1 Study Questions: 1-5, 10-12, 14-16, 19-20

 

 Chapt 1 Homework: 25, 28, 32, 36, 38, 47

(Due 9/16)
 9/9  Basic Principles    
 9/11  Basic Principles    
 9/13  Thermodynamics and Kinetics  Chapter 2

 Chapt 2 Study Questions: 3-11, 13-16, 21-22

 

 Chapt 2 Homework: 23, 25, 29, 30, 38

(Due 9/30)
 9/16  Thermodynamics and Kinetics    
 9/18  Thermodynamics and Kinetics    
 9/20  Thermodynamics and Kinetics    Quiz 1 - Basic principles
 9/23  GSA - no class - Independent study    
 9/25  GSA - no class - Independent study    
 9/27  Thermodynamics and Kinetics    
 9/30  Acid-Base Equilibria  Chapter 3

 Chapt 3 Study Questions: 2-5, 7-8, 11-15, 19

 

 Chapt 3 Homework: 21, 24, 26, 29, 35, 40, 45

(Due 10/11)
 10/2  Acid-Base Equilibria    
 10/4  Acid-Base Equilibria    Quiz 2 - Thermodynamics & kinetics
 10/7  Acid-Base Equilibria    
 10/9  Acid-Base Equilibria    
 10/11  Oxidation-Reduction Reactions   Chapter 4

 Chapt 4 Study Questions: 11, 13-14, 19-25, 27-30, 34-35

 

 Chapt 4 Homework: 35 - 38, 43, 46, 48

(Due 10/28)
 10/14  Columbus Day - no class    
 10/15  Oxidation-Reduction Reactions     
 10/16  Oxidation-Reduction Reactions    Quiz 3 - Acid-base equilibria
 10/18  Oxidation-Reduction Reactions    
 10/21  Oxidation-Reduction Reactions    
 10/23

 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

 

Mid-Term Exam

 

 Chapts 1, 2, & 3

  
 10/25  Carbon Chemistry  Chapter 5

 Chapt 5 Study Questions: 2-7, 10, 12, 20, 25 - 33

 

 Chapt 5 Homework: 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61

(Due 11/6)
 10/28  Carbon Chemistry    
 10/30  Carbon Chemistry     Quiz 4 - Oxidation-reduction reactions
 11/1  Carbon Chemistry    
 11/4  Carbon Chemistry    
 11/6  Carbon Chemistry     
 11/8  Civil Action    
 11/11  Veterans Day - no class    
 11/13  Isotopes - radioactive  Chapter 6  Quiz 5 - Carbon chemistry
 11/15  Isotopes - radioactive  

 Chapt 6 Study Questions: 4-5, 8-9, 11-16, 18, 20-22, 25-26, 31-34

 

 Chapt 6 Homework: 37, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 54, 55

(Due 12/6)
 11/18  Isotopes - radioactive    
 11/20  Isotopes - radioactive    
 11/22  Isotopes - stable    
 11/25  Isotopes - stable    
 12/2  No class (snow day)    
 12/4  Isotopes - stable    
 12/6  Technical Paper Presentations    
 12/9  Technical Paper Presentations    
 12/11  Technical Paper Presentations