ENVS 2111K - Physical Environmental Science

1   Lectures

1. Lecture 1: Module 1.1 Environmental literacy and sustainability
   1. Homework 1: Module 1.1
2. Lecture 2: Module 1.2 The process of science
   1. Homework 2: Module 1.2
3. Lecture 3: Probability
   1. Homework 3: Conditional probability
4. Lecture 4: Hypothesis testing
   1. Null and alternative hypotheses
   2. $p$-value and $\alpha$-level
   3. Homework 4: Testing a new chemical product
5. Exam 1
6. Lecture 5: Hydrologic cycle and development
7. Lecture 6: The rational method
   1. Single land cover
   2. Multiple land covers
   3. Homework 5: Composite runoff coefficient
8. Lecture 7: Module 6.1 Freshwater resources
   1. Homework 6: Module 6.1
9. Lecture 8: Module 6.2 Water pollution
   1. Homework 7: Module 6.2
10. Lecture 9: Introduction to ArcMap
    1. Exercise 1: Basic mapping
11. Lecture 10: Flow direction analysis
    1. Exercise 2: Fill sinks
    2. Homework 8: Flow direction analysis
12. Lecture 11: Flow accumulation analysis
13. Lecture 12: Stream network analysis
14. Lecture 13: Watershed analysis
15. Lecture 14: Hack’s law (On Hack’s law)
16. Lecture 15: Stream order
17. Lecture 16: Drainage density
18. Lecture 17: Streamflow measurement
    1. Exercise 3: Streamflow measurement
19. Exam 2
20. Lecture 18: Soil properties
    1. Exercise 4: Gravimetric soil moisture content
21. Lecture 19: Infiltration
    1. Exercise 5: Infiltration rate
22. Exercise 6: Mapping remote sensed soil moisture data lab
23. Exercise 7: Calculation of gravimetric soil moisture content
24. Lecture 20: Module 7.1. Mineral resources
    1. Homework 9: Module 7.1
25. Lecture 21: Module 7.2. Forest resources
    1. Homework 10: Module 7.2
26. Lecture 22: Module 7.3.
    1. Homework 11: Module 7.3
27. Exercise 8: Georgia statewide deforestation study
28. Exercise 9: Georgia countywide deforestation study
29. Exam 3
30. Lecture 23: Module 8.1. Feeding the world
    1. Homework 12: Module 8.1
31. Lecture 24: Module 8.2. Sustainable agriculture: Raising crops
    1. Homework 13: Module 8.2
32. Lecture 25: Module 10.1. Air pollution
    1. Homework 14: Module 10.1
33. Lecture 26: Module 10.2. Climate change
    1. Homework 15: Module 10.2
34. Exam 4

2   Past materials