Schedule of Lectures || Chem 20204

The following schedule is tentative and is likely to change according to actual progress and needs

Week/Handouts

Lecture Date

Topic and Lecture Notes

Chapters

1/ Lecture 1

Jan. 17

Introduction: Chemistry and the Environment

Introduction

1/ Lecture 2

Jan. 19

Stratosphere

Chapter 1

2/ Lecture 3

Jan. 24

Stratosphere -Ozone chemistry

Chapter 2

2/ Lecture 4

Jan. 26

Ozone Hole

Chapter 2

3/ Lecture 5

Jan. 31

Air Pollution -Smog

Chapter 3

3/ Lecture 6

Feb. 2

Air Pollution -acid rain

Chapter 4

4/ Lecture 7

Feb. 7

Air Pollution-Particles

Chapter 3

4/ Lecture 8

Feb. 9

Tropospheric Chem

Chapters 5

5/ Lecture 9

Feb. 14

Global Warming

Chapters 1-4

5/

Feb. 16

TEST 1

6/ Lecture 10A/B

Feb. 21

Global Warming II

Chapter 6

6/ Discussion

Feb. 24

Global Warming III

Chapter 6

7/ Lecture 11

Feb. 24

Climate Change/Energy flow

7/ Lecture 12

Mar. 1

Energy-Fossil Fuels

Chapter 7

8/ Lecture 13

Mar. 6

Alternate Fuels

Chapter 7, 8 + Spiro and Stigliani book

8/ Lecture 14

Mar. 8

Nuclear Energy

Chapter 9 + Spiro and Stigliani book

Mar. 10-18

Spring Break

9/ Lecture 15

Mar. 20

Hydrogen Fuel Cells/Storage Batteries

Chapter 5, 6, 7, + Spiro and Stigliani book

9/ Lecure 16

Mar. 22

Renewable Energy

10/

Mar. 27

TEST 2

Energy - Discussions/Guest Lecture?

10/ Lecture 17

Mar. 29

Water-Natural Chemistry

Chapter 13

11/ Lecture 18

Apr. 3

Water-Natural Chemistry

Chapter 13

11/ Lecture 19

Apr. 5

Pesticides - I

Chapter 10

12/ Lecture 20

Apr. 10

Pesticides - II

Chapter 11

12/ Lecture 21

Apr. 12

Toxic Organic Compounds

Chapter 12

13/ Lecture 22

Apr. 17

Toxic Heavy Metals and Waste

Chapter 15

13/ Lecture 23

Apr. 19

Pollution and Water Purification

Chapter 14

14/ Lecture 24

Apr. 24

Decontamination of Water, Emerging Environmental Issues

14/

Apr. 26

TEST 3

15/

May 1

Discussions/Review

May 13

FINAL EXAM