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Instructor information:

John Rueter
Professor of Environmental Sciences and Management
office: SB1 414
phone: 503 725 3194
email: rueterj@pdx.edu
website: http://web.pdx.edu/~rueterj

Announcements:

Assignment 2 on energy and action will be discussed in class on Feb 23 and due on Mar 2.

The career-assignment has been posted and it is due Feb 16 at the beginning of class.

The late-work policy has been posted in the syllabus.

Winter term Career Fair is Feb 17.

 

Lecture details:

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 10:05
SAB (Sixth Avenue Building) - room 210

required texts:

Lab information:

The lab is required. You need to be signed into one of the lab sections.

section 1 is T from 10:15 to 12:35
section 2 is T from 1:00 PM to 3:30

 
DATE LECTURE TOPICS & DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENTS NOTES
T - Jan 05 Lecture 1 Overview of the course and expectations, environmental problems, our role in addressing these  
R - Jan 07 Lecture 2 Values in science, world views Miller - chaps 1
& pages 660 to 663		  
T - Jan 12 Lecture3 Laws of energy and material transformations Miller - chapters 2  
R - Jan 14 Lecture4 Ecosystems
Miller - chapter 3
Kolbert - chapter 4		  
T - Jan 19 Lecture5 biogeochemical cycles Miller - chap 3  
R - Jan 21 Lecture6 biodiversity Miller - chap 4 JGR out of town
T - Jan 26 Lecture7

population ecology

 Miller - chap 5
assignment 1 due 		 
R - Jan 28 Lecture8 sustaining biodiversity Miller - chap 9  
T - Feb 02 Lecture9 ecosystem managment and reserves Miller - chap 10  
R - Feb 04 Lecture10

forest fragmentation and invasive species
advising sheets

 reading handout
advising sheet due		  
T - Feb 09   mid-term exam  
R - Feb 11 Lecture11 climate and drivers of climate change Miller Chaps 7 and 19 (pgs 496-523)  
T - Feb 16   environmental careers career assignment due  
R - Feb 18 Lecture12 energy use, non-renewable Miller chapter 15  
T - Feb 23 Lecture13 renewable energy use and conservation Miller chapter 16  
R - Feb 25 Lecture14 climate change discussion    
T - Mar 02 Lecture15 Energy futures and sustainable cities assignment 2 - energy and action
Miller Chap 22 & pgs 667-672		  
R - Mar 04 Lecture16 Adaptive management in uncertain climate Miller Chap 24
  
T - Mar 09 Lecture17 multi-part and difficult questions Kolbert Chaps 7 & 9  
R - Mar 11 Lecture18 review and synthesis  
Final Exam - Tuesday March 16 from 10:15 to 12:05

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