ENVS 202 On-line Access Spring 2003

Quantitative Methods and Environmental Problems

Final Exam Link

Administrative stuff:

• Who are you guys?
• Course Overview
• Why go to discussion sections?

Tools:

Statistical Graphical Tool
• Table of Probabilities

We will also be making much use of the Personal Response System in this class to assess student attitudes, misconceptions, and understanding of key concepts. When you see the big cardbox up front for a lecture, please retrieve a transmitter. Return it to the box after class ends.

Current Events in the News:

• Severe Tornado Outbreak
• Judge Rejects Salmon Plan
• Wild and Hatchery fish may legally be the same

Internet Resources For This Class (not all work; this will be updated by Mnday April 7

• Databases and Resource Lists:
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States 2002
  • EnviroLink Library
  • The Solstice Page
  • Solar Radiation Data Base

• Salmon Controversy:
  • The Great Salmon Hoax
  • Salmon and Climate Cycles
  • Wild vs Farm Salmon
  • Salmon or Lifestyle?
  • Comprehensive guide to factors that effect salmon habitat

• Global Warming Issues:
  • Global Climate Change and Tropical Forests
  • Global Climate Change Organization
  • Hot Climate Map
  • World Data Center for Greenhouse Gases
  • Methane from Rice Production
  • Methane from Livestock
  • Methane in Ice-Covered, Continental Shelf Waters of the Beaufort Sea, Alaska

• Government Agencies
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Fossil Fuels Server
  • Sustainability Examples
  • Energy Information Administration
  • California Energy Commission

• Economic Issues
  • Financial Times Energy Newsletter
  • Energy News Stories

• Environmental Organizations:
  • Oil Spill Intelligence Report
  • Acid Rain Resource
  • BCRI Research
  • Earthdream Eco-Links
  • Homepower Magazine
  • World Harmony Earrings
  • Go here and Chant
  • Go here and listen
  • Sierra Club
  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre
  • Electric Cars

Quizzes, Tests and Homework:

• First Homework Assignment (due: April 22)
• Second Homework Assignment (due: May 13)
• Last Homework Assignment (due: June 5) (this is also good practice for the take home final)

LECTURES:

Lecture #01 (Apr 01) Why the need for Objectivity?

PRS Misconception Quiz

Lecture #02 (Apr 03) When Does the Oil Run Out? Part I

Part II

Lecture #03 (Apr 08) Global Warming Part I

PRS Global Warming Quiz

Lecture #04 (Apr 10) Global Warming Part II

Lecture #05 (Apr 15) Global Warming Part III

The Carbon Cycle

PRS Post Warming Quiz

Lecture #06 (Apr 17) Exponential Growth and Resource Consumption

Lecture #07 (Apr 22) Exponential Growth, Population Growth and Finite Resources

PRS Exponential Growth Quiz

Lecture #08 (Apr 24) Sampling, Means and Distributions

Lecture #09 (Apr 29) Comparing Distributions and Determining Significance

PRS Statistics Quiz

Lecture #10 (May 1) MIDTERM

Lecture #11 (May 6) Random and Systematic Errors, Data Precision, and More on Determining Significance Between Samples

Lecture #12 (May 8) Data Reliability and Real Environmental Problems

Lecture #13 (May 13) The Decline of the Salmon I.

PRS Estimation Quiz

Lecture #14 (May 15) The Decline of the Salmon II.

Lecture #15 (May 20) Breaching the Dams and Power Generation Alternatives

Lecture #16 (May 22) Linear Regression/Correlation I

Lecture #17 (May 27) Linear Regression/Correlation II

Lecture #18 (May 29) MIDTERM

Lecture #19 (Jun 03) The Physics and Politics of Forest Thinning

Lecture #20 (Jun 05) Final Thoughts

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