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Mark A. Evans
Associate Professor of Geology
Central Connecticut State University
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To provide basic knowledge and background of groundwater occurrence, movement, chemistry, and withdrawal.
Instructor: My name is Dr. Mark A. Evans and my email address is evansmaa@ccsu.edu My office is 237 Copernicus Hall. The phone number is 860-832-2936. If my door is open, please feel free to stop in to see me. Alternatively, you may arrange to meet with me in my office at a mutually convenient time. I will plan on being in my office during posted office hours. This semester (Spring 2007) they are: Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 to 3:30, and Wednesday 11:00 to 1:00.
Lecture Text: Applied Hydrogeology by C. W. Fetter, Prentice Hall, Fourth Edition, 2001.
Laboratory Text: Hydrogeology Laboratory Manual by K. Lee, C. W. Fetter, Jr., and J. E. McCray, 2nd edition, 2003
Class Meeting Time: Monday and Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 PM in Room NC517.
Laboratory Meeting Time: Wednesday 3:30 – 6:20 PM in Room NC517.
Course Notes: Course notes will be available on Vista. The course notes are in Powerpoint format and are basically the same slides you will see in class. However, there may be some last minute changes on the daily notes. This is done as a COURTESY for YOU. Even though the material is available online, you still NEED to come to class for several reasons: 1) There are some concepts that I will present in class that are not in the book and will require some additional explanation. 2) You need to be able to see and hear the material in context 3) You need to be in class for important announcements 4) You need to be in class to ask questions and to hear others’ questions 5) You (or your parents) paid a LOT of money for you to be at CCSU. Don’t waste it! 6) There is a strong correlation between class attendance and grades, the more you attend class the higher you grade will be.
Homework: There will be regular homework assignments given throughout the course. These usually will include sets of problems from the textbook. n Always due at the beginning of class one week after assigned n Late homework is given zero credit n If you cannot make the due date, you must let your instructor know ahead of time. n Homework must be NEAT n Homework must be in PENCIL n Homework must be done on Engineering Graph paper n All work must be shown and all units carried through the problem n Pay attention to significant digits (section 1.11 in Fetter)
Laboratory: Lab will meet once a week. Lab exercises will follow the lab manual and handouts and will be quantitative. You will need a good calculator and access to a PC to run the software supplied with your book.
Labs will be introduced during the first part of lab. You will then have the remaining lab time to work on labs with my assistance. I highly suggest that you stay for the entire lab period. There are a total of nine full lab write-ups, as several combine multiple labs. The due dates are given on the schedule below. Note: Lab assignments not turned in on time will receive zero credit.
Final lab reports shall be typed on 8 ˝ x 11 white paper. All questions in your lab manual exercise description shall be answered clearly and completely. Any necessary tables, graphs, maps shall be included (blank forms will be supplied by your instructor in lab).
Lab assignments will be graded on accuracy and professional appearance.
Laboratory materials: You should have the following:
Grading: There will be two equally weighted exams, one covering each of two different sections of the course. Each exam will include short essay questions and quantitative problem solving. Exam questions will be based on material covered in lecture and assigned reading assignments, as well as the homework problems. The exams will be in two parts: an in-class qualitative part and a quantitative take-home part that will be due at the beginning of the following class period
Exam 1 23% Exam 2 23% Homework 10% Field trips 4% Laboratory 40% Total 100%
The final course grade will be based on A=90+, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69. if any grade adjustment takes place, it will be at the end of the quarter, not on any individual exam! All exams will be composed of primarily short answer/discussion questions. The exams will draw from lecture, lecture notes, exercises and reading assignments. Exams will not be cumulative. Any makeup exams will be given only by the arrangement of the instructor. The content and style of the make-up exams is at my discretion and will be based on whether the exam was missed because of a valid reason. Valid reasons for missing an exam are 1) death in the immediate family and 2) illness (doctor’s excuse required).
Academic Misconduct: It is the policy of Central Connecticut State University to not tolerate any acts of Academic Misconduct. Make sure you read the University policy on this topic on pages 30-34 of the Student Handbook.
Field Trips: There are two required one-half day field trips.
One-half Day General Field Trip Guidelines
GEOLOGY 431: Tentative Lecture Schedule
Date Lecture Topic and Reading Assignment
January 22 Introduction – course overview 24 Water and the Hydrologic Cycle Chapter 1
29 Elements of the Hydrologic Cycle Chapter 2 31 Elements of the Hydrologic Cycle Chapter 2
February 5 Properties of Aquifers Chapter 3 7 Properties of Aquifers Chapter 3 12 Properties of Aquifers Chapter 3 14 Principles of Groundwater Flow Chapter 4
19 NO CLASS – President’s Holiday 21 Principles of Groundwater Flow Chapter 4
26 Principles of Groundwater Flow Chapter 4 28 Groundwater Flow to Wells Chapter 5
March 5 Groundwater Flow to Wells Chapter 5 7 Groundwater Flow to Wells Chapter 5
12 No CLASS - GSA 14 Groundwater Flow to Wells Chapter 5
19 NO CLASS – Spring Break 22 NO CLASS – Spring Break
26 Midterm Exam: In-class part; Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (take-home part due March 22nd) 28 Regional Groundwater Flow Chapter 7
April 2 Regional Groundwater Flow Chapter 7 4 Geology of Groundwater Occurrence Chapter 8
9 Geology of Groundwater Occurrence Chapter 8 11 Geology of Groundwater Occurrence Chapter 8
16 Water Chemistry Chapter 9 18 Water Chemistry Chapter 9
23 Water Chemistry Chapter 9 25 Water Chemistry Chapter 9
30 Water Quality and Groundwater Contamination Chapter 10 May 2 Water Quality and Groundwater Contamination Chapter 10
7 Water Quality and Groundwater Contamination Chapter 10 9 Water Quality and Groundwater Contamination Chapter 10 Take-home portion of Exam 2 available on Vista – Due beginning of class May 14.
14 2:00 – 4:00 Exam 2: in-class part, Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10
GEOLOGY 431: Tentative Laboratory Schedule
Date Lecture Topic and Reading Assignment
January 24 Lab 1: Water Budget of Mono Lake I
31 Lab 2: Water Budget of Mono Lake II
February 7 Handout: Sediment Sieve Analysis and Porosity Measurement Lab write-up for labs 1 and 2 due.
14 Lab 7: Darcy’s Law and Hydraulic Conductivity Lab write-up for sediment lab due.
21 Lab 8: Modeling Groundwater Flow with Flownets Lab write-up for lab 7 due.
28 Lab 9: Aquifer Testing I Lab write-up for lab 8 due.
March 7 Lab 10: Aquifer testing II
14 Lab 11: Aquifer Testing III
21 NO LAB – Spring Break
28 Handout: Practical Application of Groundwater Flow Lab write-up for labs 9, 10, and 11 due.
April 4 TBA Lab write-up for Practical Application of groundwater Flow due.
11 Lab 5: Water Chemistry and Water Quality Lab write-up for lab TBA due.
18 Lab 16: Seymour Hazardous Waste Site I Lab write-up for lab 5 due.
25 Lab 17: Seymour Hazardous Waste Site II
May 2 Lab 18: Seymour Hazardous Waste Site III
9 Groundwater Modeling
Lab write-up labs 16, 17, and 18 due.
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