Thorbjarnarson Fall
2005
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Week |
Lecture |
Lab |
Book Sections |
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8/31 |
Order Geotechnical Gages |
Chapter 1 |
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9/5 |
Labor Day – no class |
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9/12 |
Tale of Two Lakes Module |
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9/19 |
San
Diego Watershed – Precipitation, Evapotranspiration and Streamflow |
Chapter 2 |
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9/26 |
Chapter 3 |
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10/3 |
4.1 - 4.3, 4.5 - 4.6 |
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10/10 |
Groundwater
Flow, Potentiometric Maps and Contouring [Surfer] |
4.7 - 4.14 |
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10/17 |
2.1 thru 2.8, 2.10, Chpt. 6, Chpt. 8 |
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10/24 |
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10/31 |
Well Hydraulics [Download
VB programs] |
5.1 thru 5.4 |
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11/7 |
Curve
Matching, Jacob Straight Line [Excel Matching] |
5.5, 5.6.1, 5.8 thru 5.9 |
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11/14 |
Water Chemistry + Organic
Pollutants |
Erin Brockovitch: Hinkley,
CA; Organic Contaminants |
9.1 thru 9.2, 9.10, 9.13 thru 9.14, 10.1
thru 10.3, 10.6, 10.7 |
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11/21 |
No Class – work on
Watershed and Aquifer Case Studies |
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11/28 |
Solute
Transport [VST] |
10.4, 10.8 |
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12/5 |
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12/12 |
Final Exam |
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Schedule is tentative: Check class website at www.geology.sdsu.edu/classes/geol551
Office Hours: M 4-5 PM,
T,Th 9:30 – 10:30 AM
GMCS-228F
(619)
594-1392, thorbjar@geology.sdsu.edu
Textbook: Applied Hydrogeology, C.W. Fetter (4th
ed), Prentice Hall
Geotechnical Gage: Required
for sediment description lab and very useful for your future hydrogeological
work. Can be order from National
Groundwater Association bookstore at www.ngwa.org and click on bookstore link at
top. The item is called “A Field Guide
for Logging Water-Well Boreholes”. Cost
is $12.50 plus shipping.
Class Content: Details of
each class can be found at the class website, www.geology.sdsu.edu/classes/geol551. Including homework assignments and due
dates.
Laboratories and Homework: Final writeups for these assignments are
expected to be neat and clear. As the
writeups include listing equations, use of a wordprocessor and computer
printout is not required but would be appreciated. Each problem should be summarized by listing known information,
provide a sketch if applicable, show equations used and conversion factors
(dimensional analysis!) and have the final answer with correct units
highlighted or circled (or squared).
For homeworks with multiple problems, I will only
grade two to four of the problems (you will not know which ones). Each problem will be graded based on the
following criteria:
40% –
Listed all equations and conversions
20% –
proper plug-ins and conversions
40% – obtained correct answer with proper use of
significant
figures
All homeworks are due either in class or under my office
door by midnight on the Monday due date.
Make a copy of your homework for your files and for review. NO LATE HOMEWORKS WILL BE ACCEPTED as
homework solutions will be posted on the Tuesday after the due date. Please review your solutions asap and see me
if you have questions on your homework well in advance of exams.
Case Study & Presentation: Each student will research
a case study and give a presentation.
Students may work as a team (2-3 students) and research a particular
watershed providing a summary of the watershed and its precipitation,
evapotranspiration and streamflow patterns or individually and research a
particular aquifer in the United States using the USGS Groundwater Atlas (http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/gwa.html)
and other sources.
Grade: Laboratory, HW 45%
[labs
and homework will have differing point values depending on the content]
Case
Study & Presentation & Class Participation 15%
Midterm
Exam 20%
Final
Exam 20%