CEE 690K

Spring 2008

Detailed Schedule[1]

 

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Date

Day

#

Lecture

Assignments

Reading[2]

Notes

5 Feb

Tu

1

I. Introduction

·        Course overview & administration; regulations

 

pp.1-21

 

 

 

 

II. Rate Expressions

·        Elementary Reactions & orders

 

pp.25-53

 

7 Feb

Th

2

·        Competitive Reactions

#1 assigned

 

 

12 Feb

Tu

3

·       Sequential reaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Chain reactions

 

 

 

14 Feb

Th

4

III. Analysis of Kinetic Data

·        Differential, integral & initial rate methods

#1 due

pp.53-101

 

19 Feb

 

No Class (Monday Schedule)

 

21 Feb

Th

5

·        Uncertainty

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Mechanisms

 

 

 

26 Feb

Tu

6

·        Expressions from mechanisms

 

 

 

28 Feb

Th

7

·        Mechanisms from rate expressions

#2 assigned

 

 

 

 

 

·        Experimental aspects

 

 

 

4 Mar

Tu

8

IV. Simulations

·        Scientist program

 

handouts

 

6 Mar

Th

9

·        Complex reactions

 

 

 

11 Mar

Tu

10

·        Pharmaceuticals case studies I

#2 due

 

 

13 Mar

Th

11

·        Pharmaceuticals case studies II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
SPRING RECESS

25 Mar

Tu

12

V. Theoretical Aspects

#3 assigned

 

 

 

 

 

·        Encounter theory

 

 

 

27 Mar

Th

13

·        Transition state theory

·        Temperature effects

Lab #1 assigned

pp.109-162

 

1 Apr

Tu

14

VI. Catalysis

·        Mechanisms

#3 due

 

 

 

 

 

·        Ionic strength effects

·        TCP case study

 

 

 

3 Apr

Th

 

No Class

 

 

DAR at HS

7 Apr

M

15

·        Types of catalysis

·        Writing rate laws from mechanisms

 

 

1:00; Makeup for 3 Apr

8 Apr

Tu

16

·        Special Topics: amino acids & proteins

 

 

1:30 campus center

 

 

 

·        Hydrolysis

 

 

(WRRC conf.)

10 Apr

Th

17

·        Case Study: Decomposition of DCAN

 

pp.167-193

 

15 Apr

Tu

18

VII. QSARs & LFERs

·        Theoretical basis

·        N-chloramines case study

Lab #1a due

 

 

17 Apr

Th

19

·        Simple models

Lab #1b due

pp.419-547 (selections)

 

 

 

 

·        Kinetic expressions

#4 assigned

 

 

22 Apr

Tu

20

·        Environmental case studies

 

 

 

24 Apr

Th

 

No Class

 

 

NYS AWWA

25 Apr

F

21

·        Pharmaceuticals

#4 due

pp.553-634

2:00; Makeup for 24 Apr

29 Apr

Tu

22

·        Models

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         

 

 

 

1 May

Th

 

No Class

 

 

NHS band

5 May

M

23

·        Other computational methods

#5 assigned

equation file

 

1:00; Makeup for 1 May

6 May

Tu

24

VIII. Surface Reactions

critique assigned

 

 

 

 

 

·        Basics

 

 

 

8 May

Th

25

IX. Enzyme Kinetics

 

pp.292-325

 

13 May

Tu

26

·        Critiques

critique part a due

 

 

 

Final exam period:  16 May (no exam; final assignments due HW#5 due ,  critique due)

 

 


[1] Tentative, subject to change

[2] From: Brezonik, 1994 unless otherwise indicated