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EARTH 322Ecohydrology

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Earth Sciences

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines the global fluxes and transformations of nutrient elements (C, N, P and Si) and metals along the aquatic continuum. Students explore both natural and anthropogenically-driven changes to the chemical composition of water that occur in the atmosphere, rivers, reservoirs, lakes, groundwater, estuaries and oceans. The content will be interdisciplinary and quantitative, with a strong focus on biogeochemical processes that influence the chemical composition and quality of water at different stages of the global water cycle; the content will also include aspects of microbiology, ecology, hydrology and geology. Students will be introduced to geochemical modelling tools used to interpret changes to water quality through the application of equilibrium thermodynamics.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • EARTH121 - Introductory Earth Sciences (0.50)
    • EARTH221 - Introductory Geochemistry (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00168970 / 50TTh 11:30–12:50
LEC 701259113 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

0% liked it13% easy25% useful

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  • In this class, 50% of your final grade is determined by a TA who provides you with under 2 hours TOTAL worth of teaching/lecture content for the entire semester. This 50% is 5, 10% assignments based on the phreeqc coding language. The TA does the bare minimum to help you succeed in this course so that students are forced to learn from discussion forums on random websites from over a decade ago. The prof was interesting though. You can finish with a 70%+ if you bombard the TA with questions to make up for her lack of teaching, as well as attending every single office hours.

    May 2021 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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