Modeling of natural phenomena related to the environment around our society. Basic Knowledge of physical environmental system
governed by the three laws, conservation, movement, and state. Application of the environmental system to the civil engineering
problems.
Students acquire the ability to understand the environmental phenomena as an environmental system, to describe the system
as a mathematical model (differential equation) , and to solve the equation and predict the change in the environment.
- To obtain the ability to describe the phenomena related to environment around us as an environmental system using the physical laws, conservation, movement, and state equations.
- To obtain the ability to explain the mathematical models with physical quantity considering its dimension.
- To obtain the ability to understand the differential equation and to solve it through analytical and numerical methods.
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Concept of Environmental System ・Hydrologic Cycle / Matter Flow / Energy Flow ・Quantitative and Qualitative Understanding |
Read the syllabus and understand the outline of the lecture. | 90minutes |
| 2. | Description of Environmental System (1) ・Physical quantity and dimension ・Physical quantity and unit system |
Understand the concept of dimension and the conversion of unit system for physical quantity. | 90minutes |
| 3. | Description of Environmental System (2) ・Inflow / Outflow / Storage ・Flow variable / State variable / System parameter |
Understand the concept of environmental flow system and how to describe the system using the variables and parameters. | 90minutes |
| 4. | Conservation Law in Environmental System ・Water flow ・Energy flow ・Mass flow |
Review the conservation law in mass and energy that you have learned in high schools. | 90minutes |
| 5. | Environmental System (1) ・Water balance of river system ・Summary of water balance ・Assignment |
Review the hydrologic cycle of river basin. Complete the report for the assignment. |
90minutes |
| 6. | Environmental System (2) ・Energy flow system of the earth ・Earth - Sun system |
Review the light, heat and energy that you learned from the lecture, "Introduction to Environmental Science 2, in the first grade. | 90minutes |
| 7. | Environmental System (3) ・Earth - Atmosphere - Sun system ・Greenhous effect |
Review the greenhouse effect that you learned from the lecture, "Introduction to Environmental Science 2, in the first grade. | 90minutes |
| 8. | Environmental System (4) ・Evaluation of the global warming |
Review the global warming issues that you learned from the lecture, "Introduction to Environmental Science 2, in the first grade. | 90minutes |
| 9. | Environmental System (5) ・Concept of Mixing equation ・Application the equation to contamination problems |
Review how to describe the concentration of chemical matter | 90minutes |
| 10. | Modeling of Environment System (1) ・Introduction of Tank Model ・Differential equation of Tank Model |
Review calculus that you have learned in high schools. | 90minutes |
| 11. | Modeling of Environment System (2) ・Mathematical characteristics of Tank Model ・Analytical solution of Tank Model |
Review how to solve the equation analytically. | 90minutes |
| 12. | Modeling of Environment System (3) ・Outline of numerical analysis ・Introduction to Finite difference equation |
Deeply understand the finite difference method. | 90minutes |
| 13. | Modeling of Environment System (4) ・Evaluation of the numerical solutions compared to the analytical solution |
Review how to solve the Tank Model equation numerically. | 90minutes |
| 14. | Summary of the lecture ・Review all the content of the lecture |
Understand whole lecture contents and prepare for the final exam | 90minutes |
| Total. | - | - | 1260minutes |
| final examination | report | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 40% | 0% | 40% |
| 2. | 30% | 0% | 30% |
| 3. | 20% | 10% | 30% |
| Total. | 90% | 10% | - |
Your final grade will be calculated according to the following process: report (10%, occasionally given) and final exam (90%).
To pass, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.
To pass, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.
- I welcome questions after each lecture.
Office hour: lunch time on Thursday (please be informed in advance)
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable |
|---|---|
| N/A | N/A |
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