B.Sc. in Environmental Science
Course Listing
New Course
On-line Section?
Yes
No
Course Name:
Principles of Environmental Chemist
Course Number:
CHEM 275
Pre-Requisite(s):
CHEM 101
Course Category:
CORE Compulsory
Semester Offered:
Fall
First Year Taught:
2010
Year in 4-year Syllabus:
Third
Credit Hours:
3
With Laboratory?
Yes
CHEM 102
No
Department:
Chemistry and Earth Sciences
College:
Arts and Sciences
Instructor (Name):
Dr Khalid A. M. Al-Saad
Rank:
Short Catalog Listing:
Fundamental principles of chemistry are used to gain an understanding of the
source, fate, and reactivity of compounds in natural and polluted
environments. Emphasis will be placed on the environmental implications of
energy utilization and on the chemistry of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and
Detailed Course Outline:
A. Major areas to be covered in the lectures are:
Theoretical (2 hours/week)
Text Book: Environmental Chemistry, 3rd edition, by Colin Baird and Michael
Cann , (W.H. Freeman and Co, New York, 2004).
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
Students must be able to:
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Assessment of Student Progress and Performance:
1. A pre-test and post-test instrument to determine the extent of student
improvement during the semester.
2. Each of the following will be evaluated to measure their attainment:
A. Reading:
1) Pre- and Post Test or Exam or quiz over assigned textbook readings or
Examples of Assessment of Student Performance:
Examples of Feedback to Students:
For example a .pdf of answers to an exam can be included here.
Resources:
Texts:
Laboratory Experiments in Environmental Chemistry by D. Neal Boehnke (Author),
R. Del Delumyea (Author)
Paperback: 279 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st edition (July 20, 1999)
Language: English
Laboratory Experiments in Environmental Chemistry by D. Neal Boehnke
(Author), R. Del Delumyea (Author)
This lab manual provides an interdisciplinary collection of
23 extensively tested environmental chemistry experiments
— with extensive introductory background material for each
experiment. It covers a broad range of methods and
provides detailed instructions on calculation of results.
Experiments involve, for example: inorganic and organic
B.Sc. in Environmental Science
profile of sediment and soil cores; the pH of environmental waters and buffer
capacity; alkalinity of streams and lakes; trace levels of ions in natural waters;
conductivity of natural waters; cloride ion in natural waters; colorimetry and
absorption spectra; metals in natural waters and in sediments; atomic absorption
spectrometry; the chemical oxygen demand of natural waters and wastewaters; the
fluorimetric determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; environmental
hydrocarbons; air sampling-particulates in urban air; carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere; acid rain; decomposition of pollutants with an application to
plasticizers, and detergents. For chemists and technicians with environmental
agencies.
Access for Special Needs Students:
Broadcast Email
From: Special Needs Office
To: All Faculty
Subject: Exams for Students with Special Needs
Student Guide for Successful Completion of this Course:
1) Come to class every time it meets; and become recognized by the instructor
(for all of the correct reasons).
2) Come to class prepared to listen, write, engage, ask questions, and learn –
sitting in a lecture hall and taking notes is part of the learning process.
3) Do not come late for class – it is disruptive and shows a lack of respect; you
also miss content.
Honor Code:
Academic Misconduct:
Submitting plagiarized (stolen) work to meet academic requirements including the
representation of another’s work or ideas as one’s own; the unacknowledged word
for word use of another person’s ideas; wholesale "cutting and pasting" of
material; falsification of documents; inducing others to participate in misconduct;
Program Objectives/Outcomes Addressed in this Course:
Objective 1
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Objective 2
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Objective 3
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Objective 4
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