Project Written Report Due Date:

The project report will be a typed formal write-up that explores a specific environmental issue, makes informed predictions of the future of this issue, and offers suggestions about making positive changes on this issue. This write-up will be in a formal style with a title, byline, introduction, main body, conclusion, inline citations, and a reference page. The write-up will be clear and readable to an audience who does not know about the issue, but who has completed a basic-math-level mathematical background. This write-up will include an explanation of the results of the modeling on the data, along with an explanation of the interpretation of this modeling. This modeling explanation should fit into the flow of the main report, illustrating the main points.

In specific, a typed project report of approximately 5 pages will be submitted that includes the following:

• A cover page with a project title and the authors list.
• An introductory paragraph or so general description of the environmental problem that is the thesis of the project.
• A paragraph on why this project is of interest.
• A paragraph describing exactly what data was collected for this project and how this data was obtained.
• A 1-2 page summary of the issue. This portion of the project report should place the issue in to a social and historical context that is documented by the literature. i.e. This is not to be a commentary section, but rather a section based solely upon research.
• A full description and graph from each of the mathematical models used and a justification of why that those models used were appropriate for the data. i.e. Include an informed discussion of which of these models gives the best fit for this data set.
• A careful and detailed analysis of the issue using the models, including both a summary of the findings and any recommendations.
• A list of all references used. It is expected that at least three sources will be used. Though they may all be Internet sources, it is expected that they all be reputable sources. It is preferred that at least one be a governmental or academic source.
• Please note that this report is to be formally written in the scientific style--it should not be written in the first person.
• Save the project report file as, yourlastname(s)Project, and submit to the Project Report folder on the Academic Server.
• Note: You should informally tell me any plans that you have as a result of your project beyond the scope of this course.

Note that this written project will be given in lieu of the final, but will count as one exam. Submit your final written project to the "Final Written Project" folder in the drop folders by the deadline. Please note that because we moved the deadline into finals week, I will not be able to accept late projects, so please be sure to get it submitted on time.

Modeling Assignment 19:
Please work individually on this assignment. In the Environmental Issues text complete Issue 3: Problems 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 on pages 42-46.

Out of class: Reading and Journal Assignment 9:
Please work individually on this assignment.
Read Issue 3, pages 38-47 in Environmental Issues then complete Issue 3: Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, typing your answers in a Word document named yourlastnameJ9.

Due Today: In Class Exploring Project Ideas:
You may work in a team of 2-3 students for this project, but project selections and project teams must be made today. Go to file:\\Cd-server\cdroms\signposts\index.htm or file:\\Cd-server\cdroms\worldwatch\index.htm to see some data sets and topics to choose among. Please note that these links will only work from campus, but you can save what you need to your harddrive for use off campus.

• Go take the quiz at the website Earth Day Footprint Quiz,
• Then read the Footprint FAQs, and
• Be prepared to discuss these results.

• Describe what the Goldman prize is.
• Decribe how the recipients of the Goldman prize are determined.
• Describe this year's recipients of the Goldman prize, and what each did each do to earn this significant honor.
• Additional detail what the North American recipient has done to earn this honor is given at http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060424/NEWS0104/604240353/1008/NEWS01
  Summarize this work, and explain how this work has or might effect your life as a College student at Berea.

• Type a 1/2 page essay-style summary of the facts presented on human population growth in your Environmental Issues text in MicroSoft Word.
• Follow this by a 1 paragraph reflection on this human population growth.
• Type a 1/2 page essay-style summary of the facts presented on Bangladesh costal population growth in your Environmental Issues text in MicroSoft Word.
• Follow this by a 1 paragraph reflection on Bangladesh costal population growth.

Save these in a single MSWord document entitled yourusernameJ7 and drop into the appropriate folder.

Announcement:
Quiz 4: On Modeling Assignments 15-16
Note that you MUST have your calculator and/or computer for this quiz!

• 3,
• 4 (using http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/90den_stco.txt) and being sure to specify which is your home state),
• 5,
• 6 (using http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html) to find the data for each country, and
• 7

Out of class: Reading Assignment:
Read pp 14-20 in Environmental Issues

Announcement:
Quiz 4: On Modeling Assignments 10-13
Note that you MUST have your computer for this quiz!!

In class Assignment 14:
This assignment must be done individually. Complete the following problems on paper:
4.2   2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 26
And using an appropriate domain, graph each of the following by hand on large graphs:

1. y = 10^x
2. y = e^x
3. y = log x
4. y = ln x

Announcement:
Quiz 3: On Modeling Assignments 7-9
Note that you MUST have your computer for this quiz!!

In class Modeling Assignment 11:
This assignment makes use of Excel for finding linear regression equations. You may work in a team of 2-3 students for this homework assignment, being sure to put all of your names at the top of the assignment and in the filename.
Go to linear models related to global warming.

In class Modeling Assignment 10:
You may work in a team of 2-3 students for this homework assignment, being sure to put all of your names at the top of the assignment.

Section 3.3.2:
Do problems 1-8: Before doing problems 1-7, use Excel to find a linear regression equation (Excel linear trendline), and then use paper to complete all of Earth Algebra Problems 1-7. For Problem 8, use Excel's graphing feature on a new worksheet. Save your Excel file with both graphs as yourusernamesA10.xls and submit.

Section 3.3.3
A. Complete Earth Algebra Problems 4-7 using Excel to find a linear regression equation (Excel linear trendline with equation showing) for each. Put all of your graphs in a single Word document named with yourlastnamesA10.doc.
B. For each set of data, type a sentence or two under each graph explaining why you either believe that each set of data should reasonably be fit with a linear equation or why you do not.

Turn in your paper from 3.3.2 and drop both the Excel and Word files in the "A10 Chapter 3" drop folder.

In class Modeling Assignment 9:
-From Earth Algebra sections 3.2 and 3.3:
You may work in a team of 2-3 students for this homework assignment, being sure to put all of your names at the top of the assignment. After reading Earth Algebra and working through similar problems in class, show your work on the following set of "Things to Do":
Section 3.2.2: 1, 2, 3
And
Section 3.3.1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 using the regression line, y = 1.38x + 319.02, which we found in class using Excel. Note that on problem 3.3.1 #2, you need not compare the errors.

• Paper: Do all the computations from 3.1.2 problems 1, 2abc, and 3abc using t = the number of years after 1960 which will mean that t = 0 in 1960 and t = 10 in 1970, etc...
• Computer: As shown in class, use Excel to create all three of the required graphs for problem 2 of this assignment, saving the file as yourusenameM8. Be sure that you have both a meaningful title and appropriate labels on the axes for each of the three graphs. Note that this computer work is NOT optional on this assignment.

In class Modeling Assignment 7:
From Earth Algebra section 3.1:
You may work in a team of 2-3 students for this homework assignment, being sure to put all of your names at the top of the assignment. After working through similar problems in class, show your work on the following set of "Things to Do":

• Paper: Do all the computations from 3.1.1: 1abcd, and 2abc using the data from page 44. Also, use t = the number of years after 1965 which will mean that t = 0 in 1965 and t = 5 in 1970, etc...
• Paper or Computer: As shown in class, you may optionally create all four of the required graphs from problem 1 of this assignment in Excel. If you do this, save the file as yourusenameM7. Otherwise, if you make the graphs by hand, they must be both large and legible!

Announcement:
Exam 1 Coverage:

• Environmental Issues text pages 1-14
• the Earth Algebra text sections Introduction, 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.5
• All Journal Readings, J1-J4
• All Modeling Assignments, M1-M6
  

Outside of class:
Journal Assignment 4:
Read each entire entry at the following links:

• Wikipedia on Global Warming
• Wikipedia on Ozone Depletion

Announcement:
Quiz 2: On Modeling Assignments 3-4

In class Modeling Assignment 6:
-From Earth Algebra section 1.5 parts A & B and 2.5:
You may work in a team of 2-3 students for this homework assignment, being sure to put all of your names at the top of the assignment. Show your work on the following set of "Things to Do":
  1.5 A: 2, 4, (Again, be sure to do all four of the parts!)
            7, 8, 11,
  1.5 B: 7 and 9
  2.5: 1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 19, 20, 39, 41, 43, and 46 (For these, you may use any graphing technique, and you do NOT need to find the x-intercepts.)

Outside of Class:
Buy the Earth Algebra text, read pages 3-16, and bring this text to class on Wednesday.

Outside of class:
Journal Assignment 3:
Read the news items at the following links:

• National Geographic on Greenland-April 2004
• NASA Scientist Speaks-October 2004
• NASA Study on Greenland-December 2005
• More From NASA Scientist-January 2006

Announcement:
Quiz 1: On Modeling Assignments 1-2

Outside of class:
Journal Assignment 2:
Read pages 7-14 in the Environmental Issues text and type answers to Questions 11-18 in a Word document named yourusernameJ2.

In class:
Modeling Assignment 4:
Unit conversions, scientific notation, and recycling

Outside of Class:
Buy the Environmental Issues text and read pages 1-7.

In class:
Modeling Assignment 3:
A look at Modeling Trends:
Adding vs. Percentage Increases

In class:
Modeling Assignment 2:
A review of ratios and percentages

In class:
Modeling Assignment 1:
Right-click on the following link in order to download a worksheet on the EPA. Then go to www.epa.gov in order to complete this worksheet in class today.

Save this file as yourlastnameM1 and submit to the "M1 EPA" folder