CHEM149aSyllabus

Summer12010
Instructor:ProfessorLynnRussell(lmrussell@ucsd.edu).
OfficeHours:Tu/Th15:2016:20afterclass,andbyappointment.
Office:SIO/NierenbergHall343at8810ShellbackWay(atLJSB),5344852.
Lecture:M,Tu,W,Th14:0015:20.
TeachingAssistant:AmandaFrossard(afrossard@ucsd.edu),NierenbergHall340.
OfficeHours:M/W15:2016:20,andbyappointment.
DiscussionSection:F14:0015:20.
CourseTopicsandSchedule:
Thetopicscoveredinthiscoursearebasedonconceptsthatyouhavelearnedinothercourses.
Youwillbeexpectedtomasteralargevolumeofmaterial.Onekeytosuccessistonotfall
behindinyourwork.Attendanceatlecturesandsectionswillnotbetakenbutismandatorysince
missingaclasscanresultinalackofunderstandingofcoursematerialinfutureclasses.Also,
somematerialpresentedanddiscussedinclassmightnotbecoveredinthetextbookwiththe
samelevelofdetail.
1. AtmosphericStructure(forMidterm1:Ch.4,10,2,3,5)
a. Radiation
b. StratosphericChemistry
c. Lifetimes
d. Composition,SourcesandSinks
2. TroposphericChemistry(forMidterm2:Ch.6,8,9)
a. GlobalBiogeochemicalCycles
b. AirPollution
c. TroposphericChemistry
3. ClimateChange(Ch.7,1)
a. CloudsandPrecipitation
b. MeasuringAtmosphericComposition
c. GlobalWarmingandClimateChange
ClassWebpage:http://webct.ucsd.eduandhttp://aerosols.ucsd.edu
ReservesWebpage:http://reserves.ucsd.edu/
RequiredTextbook:
PeterHobbs,IntroductiontoAtmosphericChemistry,CambridgeUniversityPress,2000.
Recommended/ReservedTextbooks:
BarbaraFinlaysonPittsandJamesPitts,Jr.,ChemistryoftheUpperandLowerAtmosphere:
Theory,Experiments,andApplications,AcademicPress,2000.
JohnSeinfeldandSpyrosPandis,AtmosphericChemistryandPhysics:FromAirPollutionto
ClimateChange,WileyInterscience,1997.
JohnHoughton,GlobalWarming,TheCompleteBriefing,ThirdEdition,CambridgeUniversity

Press,2004.
PeterHobbs,BasicPhysicalChemistryfortheAtmosphericSciences,2ndEdition,Cambridge
UniversityPress,2000.
Grading
FirstMidterm20%
SecondMidterm25%
Final40%
Other(discussion,quizzes)15%
ProblemSets:
Recommendedproblems:ALLproblemsinthecoveredChaptersfromtheIntroductionto
AtmosphericChemistrytextbook,withexceptionsasnotedinsection.Youarenotrequiredto
turnintheproblems;howeveritisstronglyrecommendedthatyouworkontheseproblemsto
checkyourunderstandingofthematerialpresentedandtopreparefortheexaminations.This
materialmaybecoveredinexamsandquizzes.(Collaborationisauthorizedontheungraded
problemsetsbutnotonthegradedexamsandquizzes;allgradeditems,includingextracredit,
mustbecompletedwithoutcollaboration.)
ExamsandQuizzes:
MidtermexaminationswillbegivenduringlecturetimeonMonday12andThursday22July.
ThefinalexaminationisscheduledforSaturday31July(15:0018:00).
Makeupexamsarenotpossible,andexamlocationswillonlybechangedforOSDclientsor
activedutymilitaryassignedoutofstateduringexams.Fiveormorequizzeswillbegiven,but
youroverallquizscorewillbeatleastashighasyourfourhighestscores,soifyoumissaquiz
duetoalegitimateorotherreasonyouwillnotbeallowedtomakeitup.Thequizzeswilldeal
withmaterialbeingcoveredinclassduringthecorrespondingweek(aswellasnecessaryrelated
materialandassignedreadingorhomework).Thetimeforthequizzeswillnotbeannounced.
Quizzeswillbeheldeitherduringthelecturetimeorduringthediscussionsection.Allexams
andquizzesmustbewritteninink.
PlagiarismandCheating
Plagiarism(presentingthelanguage,ideas,orthoughtsofanotherasonesoriginalwork)will
notbetoleratedinthisclassandwillbedealtwithaccordingtothepoliciesdictatedbythe
University(UniversitypoliciescanbefoundintheUCSDCatalog).Ifapaperisfoundtocontain
materialcopiedfromanothersourcewithoutproperreference,thestudentwillreceiveagradeof
Ffortheentirecourse.AnyonecheatingonanexamwillreceiveagradeofFfortheentire
course.
Afewwordstothewise:
(1)AlllegitimatereasonsformissingmandatorypartsofthecourserequirealetterfromaDean,aDivine,or
amedicalDoctor.PleasebringorsubmitthesewhenyoutalkoremailtotheTAorinstructor.
(2)Missingalecture,section,orquizmeansthatyouwillneedtoaskastudentintheclassforthematerialcovered.
Printoutsfromslidesaredistributedinclassonly,butthesedonotconstitutelecturenotes.Takinglecturenotes
enhanceslearningandsoistheresponsibilityofeachstudent;slidesareprovidedonlyasanaidtofacilitatethis.

LecturenotesfrommissedclassesshouldbeobtainedfromotherstudentsintheclassnottheTAorinstructor(even
ifyouhavealegitimatereasonformissingtheclass).
(3)Ifyoumissamidterm,youwillgetazerosothefinalwillcountmore(evenifyouhavealegitimatereasonfor
missingthemidtermsuchassevereillness,adeathinthefamily,etc).Ifyoumissthefirstmidtermandthen
suddenlycannottakeasubsequentmidtermduetosevereillness,adeathinthefamily,etc.,youwillgetazeroon
bothmidtermsandthusbeforcedtodropthecourse.Missingamidtermisariskygamble.
(4)Ifyoumissthefinal,youwillgetazerounlessyouareseriouslyillandcanpresentproofintheformofa
hospitalbillorpolicereportfromanautoaccident.Inthesespecialcases,yourfinalgradewillbedeterminedsolely
fromyourmidtermscoreswithoutdroppinganyofthetwoscores.Offsiteormakeupfinalswillonlybegivento
activemembersofthearmedservicesworkingabroadduringfinalsweek.
(5)Midtermsandthefinalwillneverbegivenexceptatthescheduledtimesandplaces(oratOSD).Iwillhappily
andgratefullymakeexceptionsforsoldierscalledupforoutofstateactivemilitaryduty.
(6)Examswillbereturnedforyourreviewattheendofclass.Nowritingmaterialwillbeallowedduringyour
reviewofthegradedexams,andanymarksthatyouaddtoyourexampriortoaskingforaregradewillconstitute
academicdishonesty.Ifyouhaveaquestionaboutthecorrectanswerorthepartialcredityoureceived,youmust
askitinwritingbeforeyouleavetheclass.Ifyouareunabletofollowthisregradepolicy,youmayrequestan
exceptiontothispolicyinwritingfromtheinstructorforlegitimateandhonestreasons.
(7)Thefollowingwillnotexcuseamidtermorfinal:(a)Athleticengagements,(b)SpecialOlympicsorsimilar
events,(c)Social/familycommitments,(d)Employmentobligations,(e)PoliticalCampaigning,(f)Oversleeping,
(g)Carproblems;(h)Childcare.Ifyouhaveaknownorpotentialconflict,pleasetaketheclassnextyear.
(8)Thefinalwillnotberescheduledforstudentswhohave3finalsinoneday.Ourfinalisnowscheduledfor
Saturday31July.Justtorepeatonemoretime:Studentsmusttaketheirmidtermsandfinalattherequiredtime.
Offsiteormakeupfinalswillonlybegiventoactivemembersofthearmedservicesworkingabroadduring
finalsweek.
(9)YouareencouragedtoobtainhelpfromtheTAandinstructorbyaskingquestionsinclass,section,office
hours,andemail.Allotherformsofimprovingyourworkotherthanyourownhonesteffortareconsidered
unauthorizedcollaborationorcheating,unlessitisexplicitlystatedotherwiseinwriting.Examplesofunauthorized
collaborationorcheatingonexamsandquizzesaredefinedtoincludeanyuseofwordsorequationscopiedfroma
source(suchasyourfriend,theweb,studyguides,notes,yourphone/PDA,yourcalculatormemory);theiruseon
gradedassignmentsispermittedonlyifspecificallyauthorizedandonlyifexplicitlycited.

AcademicDishonesty:TheUniversityexpectsTAsandinstructorstotakestudentmisconduct
veryseriouslyfor"academicdishonestyisunacceptableconductwhichseriouslyunderminesthe
integrityofscholarshipanderodesthevalueofhonesteffort".(fromtheUCSDInstructor's
GuideForPreventingAndProcessingIncidentsOfAcademicDishonesty)Thedefinitionof
academicdishonestybytheuniversityis"anyconductengagedinbyanystudentthatviolatesthe
UCSDPolicyonIntegrityofScholarship".Inshort,allacademicworkmustbedonebythe
studenttowhomtheworkhasbeenassignedFORTHATQUARTER.Furthermore,thatwork
mustbedonewithoutunauthorizedaidofanykind.Thereisabroadrangeofbehaviorsthat
fallundertheumbrellaofacademicmisconduct.Ifyouareunclearonwhetheranyeffort
towardyourgradeinthiscoursecould/wouldbeunauthorized,thenyoushouldbeveryspecific
andaskyourTAortheinstructor.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytomakesurethathe/sheis
notdishonestintheacademicsense.Beingacademicallydishonestisaneasywaytofailthis
course(orworseexpulsionfromtheUniversityispossible!).Ifyouhavecommittedacademic
dishonestyandarecaught,theconsequenceswillbesevere(an'F'gradebeingtheleastsevere).
Alluseofunauthorizedmaterialinquizzesorexamsconstitutesacademicdishonesty,asdoes
anyfalse,incomplete,orunclearportrayalofyourworkinrequestingaregrade.Toenrollin
thiscourse,youarerequiredtosignbelowthatyouunderstandallaspectsofthe
requirementsofthiscourse,includingthepolicyonacademicdishonesty.Untilyouhave
signedandreturnedthisform,yourgradesonallcourseworkwillbezero.
Bysigningbelow,IstatethatIhavereadcompletely,haveunderstoodfully,andwill
undertakehonestly(withonlyexplicitlyauthorizedaidfromanysources)allaspectsofthe

policiesandrequirementsofthiscourse,includingtheUniversitypolicyonacademic
dishonesty.Furthermore,theenumerationinthissyllabusofcertainspecificexamplesof
academicdishonestyshallnotbeconstruedtoallowbehaviorsnotenumeratedhere.

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