Presentation of the course
Environmental
science, FFY471. Chalmers
Environmental physics, FYP350. The Gothenburg university
A 7,5
credit unit course in quarter 3
Environmental science can be defined as the science
about environmental problems
The course aims to provide you with a more profound insight into some
environmental problems, which have some kind of physical approach or character.
Mitigations and how to attack problems will also be treated.
The course is divided into different themes or sections.
The examination is through three homeworks, related
to themes, and a 2-hours
written “control”-exam in the end of the course.
Themes
·
The carbon dioxide or the climate problem
·
Air pollution, primarily about nano
(aerosol) particles and their formation
·
Ionizing radiation (radioactivity)
Each of the points above will be
dealt with during about two weeks.
Lectures introduce the
different themes and then you will work of your own (or cooperating).
Further
·
A mini course in ecotoxicology
The “control
exam” will be based on material from Environmental science books. The formal
textbook of the course is
”Living in the environment” by G. Tyler Miller, (Thomson,Brooks/Cole), ISBN 0-534-99728-7.
The are several other books in Environmental science
with a similar content.
The chapters to study in the Miller book:
- Chap 4. Ecosystems: What are they and how to they work?
- Chap 5. Evolution and biodiversity
- Chap 15 and 21: Water resources and water pollution
- Chap 17: Nonrenewable energy resources
- Chap 18: Energy efficiency and renewable energy
4 lecture hours a week.
This
course can give you the 7,5 compulsory ”environmental
points” required in the Chalmers education.
The course is jointly given to Chalmers and the University.
If you have any question, don’t hesitate to mail me
Updated January 14, 2010