CEV427 Analysis of Environmental Systems (2020)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Homework 2 (Modeling Project) is announced.
  • The Midterm Exam will be conducted online on 25 November 2020, Wednesday, through EDESTEK.
    • You will be able to reach the exam activity on EDESTEK between 14:00 and 20:00.
    • You will have 1 hour to answer exam questions once you enter the exam.
    • You can only have one attempt at completing the exam.
    • Make sure you have enough time, a good computer and reliable internet connection before starting your exam.
    • Make sure to read and understand all the exam rules written on the EDESTEK page before starting your exam.
    • Make sure to read and understand UZEM’s remarks about online midterm exams before starting your exam.
  • We are going to use EDESTEK provided by UZEM of Kocaeli University.
    • All the students enrolled to the course will be added to the course account on EDESTEK.
    • In order to access EDESTEK, use this link.
    • In order to get technical information regarding EDESTEK, use this link.

Fall 2020 Syllabus

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LECTURE NOTES

Week 1 (Oct-7) – Introduction to the course

Introduction: The Systems Lens (DM)

Week 2 (Oct-14) – Introduction to System Structure and Behavior

The Basics (Chapter 1 in DM)

Week 3 (Oct-21) – Introduction to Dynamic Modeling of Environmental Systems

Introduction (Chapter 1 in AF2)

Overview (Chapter 1 in AF1)

Week 4 (Oct-28) – No Class (Cumhuriyet Bayramı)

Reading Homework:

Introduction (Section 1 in YB)

Dynamic Problems and Systemic Feedback Perspective (Section 2 in YB)

Week 5 (Nov-4) – Math Review & Introduction to System Dinamics Simulations Software

Review of Exponential Growth (Appendix B in AF2)

Software for System Dynamics Simulations (Chapter 2 and Appendix C in AF2)

Week 6 (Nov-11) – System Dynamics Simulations with Insight Maker & Review of Units

Software for System Dynamics Simulations (Chapter 2 in AF2)

Review of Units (Appendix A in AF2)

Week 7 (Nov-18) – Stocks and Flows: The Building Blocks of System Dynamics Models

Stocks and Flows: The Building Blocks of System Dynamics Models (Chapter 3 in AF2)

Week 8 (Nov-25) – Numerical Simulation of Dynamic System Models & Midterm Exam

Accumulating the Flows (Chapter 4 in AF2)

Week 9 (Dec-2) – Water Flows in the Mono Basin (Case Study I)

Water Flows in the Mono Basin (Chapter 5 in AF2)

Week 10 (Dec-9) – Water Flows in the Mono Basin (Case Study I) (cont’d)

Water Flows in the Mono Basin (Chapter 5 in AF2)

Reading: Basic Modeling Concepts in Environmental Systems Models (Chapter 2 in DW)

Week 11 (Dec-16) – Equilibrium Diagrams

Equilibrium Diagrams (Chapter 6 in AF2)

Week 12 (Dec-23) – Equilibrium Diagrams (cont’d) & Case Study II

Modeling Mobile Source Air Pollution Inventories (Chapter 7 in DW)

Week 13 (Dec-30) – Modeling Mobile Source Air Pollution Inventories (Case Study II)

Strategies for Analyzing and Using Environmental Systems Models (Chapter 3 in DW)

Week 14 (Jan 6) – Modeling Project Presentations

Modeling Projects and Groups

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