8/25/2009
ABE/CE 455/555
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Evap (mm)
Transpiration (mm)
Pot Transpiration
Trans potential
Reference ET (mm)
12
10
Depth (mm)
SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
8
6
4
2
0
112
132
152
DOY
172
Fall 2009 Syllabus
Dr. Peter Waller
The University of Arizona
The Riddle of God
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Catalog Data
ABE/CE 455/555 (3) I Introduction to soil and water relationships, irrigation systems, irrigation
water supply, and irrigation management, basic designs. 1ED, 2ES.
Goal
This course is designed to give upper division students in CE and ABE an understanding of water
flow processes in soils, plant water and salinity stress, evapotranspiration processes, irrigation
economics, spatial variability in fields, pumps, pipes, groundwater, and channels.
Instructor
Pete Waller, Rm. 530 Shantz, 621-2896, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering: email through D2L. Emails will be forwarded to my email account.
Reading Materials
Course notes available on D2L. Copyrighted but free to registered students. If friends or
colleagues would like electronic or paper copies of the notes, please direct them to the College of
Agriculture website where they can be purchased for a fee. Chapters are included under the
Content tab in D2L. The first chapter is located at http://ag.arizona.edu/classes/ABE456/
Office hours
Office hours are held after class MWF 10-11.
Attendance
Attendance is not required but is helpful.
Schedule
Syllabus
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Economics
Chapter 3: Soils
Chapter 4: Water and salinity stress coefficients
Chapter 5: Evapotranspiration
Chapter 6: Crop evapotranspiration
Chapter 7: Spatial and temporal variation
Chapter 8: Pumps
Chapter 9: Pipes
Chapter 10: Groundwater
Chapter 11: Channels
Student presentations
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Monday, Aug 24
W, Aug 25 – W, Sept 2
F, Sept 4 – F Sept 11
M, Sept 14 – M, Sept 21
W, Sept 23 – W, Sept 30
F, Oct 2 – F, Oct 9
M, Oct 12 – M, Oct 19
W, Oct 21 – W, Oct 28
F, Oct 30 – F, Nov 6
M, Nov 9 – M, Nov 16
W, Nov 18 – W, Nov 25
M, Nov 30 – F, Dec 4
M, Dec 7 – W, Dec 9
Exams
Midterm 1. Chapters 1-4
Midterm 2. Chapters 5-8
Final. Chapters 9-11
Monday, October 12, 9-10 am
Monday, Nov 16, 9-10 am
Friday, December 18, 8-10 am
Exams will be open notes and computers. We will take the exams in Shantz 338 so that those
without computers can access the internet and programs. If everyone has a laptop, then exams
will be in Shantz 440. The exams will emphasize knowledge and thinking rather than computer
skills. Exams will be handwritten.
Project
Groups of students will either write an Excel/VBA computer program, Matlab program, Arc-Info
program, or other program, for some aspect of soil and water resources management.
Student groups will make a presentation on December 7-9.
Graduate student projects will include literature review and will take a more in-depth approach.
Grading
Component
Project Design or Program
Homework
Midterm 1
Midterm 2
Final Chapters 9-11
Percent
10
15
25
25
25
Grades are assigned according to the following grade scale. Grades may be curved if necessary.
A
B
C
D
90 – 100%
80 – 90%
65 – 80%
50 – 65%
ADA Policy and Other U of A Class Policies:
The instructor complies with and encourages students with special needs to gain
permission for special accommodations as allowed by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to fully participate in
course activities or meet course requirements must register with the Disability Resource Center.
If you qualify for services through DRC, bring your letter of accommodations to me as soon as
possible.
Students are encouraged to review academic policies regarding conduct, honesty, rights
and privileges stated in the Code of Academic Integrity at
http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/codeofacademicintegrity .
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