6 Billion and Counting
INSTRUCTIONAL TOPICS AND SCHEDULE*

copyright  Joseph Hull and Greg Langkamp

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Dates
Week
Topics
Langkamp & Hull
Miller 
Field
01-05
1
Units, Percentages, Computation, Earth As a Planet
1-4
2,9
 
08-12
2
Graphing, Linear Regression, Biota, Ecology
4,5
2,6
 
15-19
3
Exponential Regression, Food, Soil
6
6,7
Field Trip #1
22-26
4
Sampling, Statistics, Forests, Ecosystems
15
2,5
 
29-03
5
Difference Equations I, Populations
10,11
2,3
 
06-10
6
Difference Equations II, Water Resources 
12
10
Field Trip # 2
13-17
7
Systems of DEs, Water Pollution
13
10
 
20-24
8
Stats, Normal Distribution, Solid & Hazardous Waste
16
11
 
27
 
Monday 27 May Holiday
     
28-31
9
Stats, 7 Number Summary, Z scores, Energy
17
2,4
 
03-07
10
Power Laws, Fractals, Geologic Hazards
8
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10-11
11
Last Quiz Monday, Movie Tuesday
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last week is short, finals (in other classes) on Wed-Thu-Fri

The chapters listed for Langkamp and Hull, and Miller, are just a rough guide. We will give specific reading assignments in class. You will not read every page in every chapter.

* All dates, topics, chapters, etc. subject to change etc. without notice etc.

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