Fall 2002 Calendar: SSC 107 - Introductory Soil Physics

Date	Subject	Other
F - 9/27	Intro and Basic Measurements
M – 9/30	Volume and Mass Relationships	Homework #1
M – 9/30	Afternoon General Lab 1
W - 10/2	Water Content Measurements
F - 10/4	Texture and Structure
M -10/7	Water Properties	Homework #2
M- 10/7	Afternoon Laboratory- Field
W- 10/9	Soil water potential
F-10/11	Measurements of potential
M- 10/14	Retention curve methods	Last day to add course
M- 10/14	Afternoon laboratory- column setup	Homework #3
W-10/16	Retention curves-hysteresis
F-10/18	Saturated flow & Midterm Review
M- 10/21	Saturated water flow continued
M-10/21	Afternoon – Ksat measurement & Midterm Review	HW#3 is due
W-10/23	First Midterm	Last day to drop class
F-10/25	Unsaturated water flow	Homework #4
M-10/28	Unsaturated water flow continued
M-10/28	Afternoon laboratory- Breather
W-10/30	Unsaturated water flow continued
F-11/1	Steady state flow	Homework #5
M-11/4	Steady state flow
M-11/4	Afternoon laboratory – Field infiltration test
W-11/6	Water infiltration
F-11/8	Soil evaporation	Homework #6
M-11/11	Veterans Day	Academic Holiday
M-11/11	No laboratory	Academic Holiday
W-11/13	Solute transport
F-11/15	Solute transport
M-11/18	Solute transport	HW#6 is due
M-11/18	Afternoon laboratory-solute experiment
W-11/20	Second Midterm
F-11/22	Gas flow
M-11/25	Gas flow	Homework #7
M-11/25	Afternoon laboratory – gaseous diffusion
W-11/27	Gas flow
F-11/29	HOLIDAY	Thanksgiving
M-12/2	Heat flow
M-12/2	Afternoon laboratory – heat flow and cleanup
W-12/4	Heat flow
F-12/6	Spatial variability	Last day of class
Wed 12/11	FINAL EXAM: 8:00-10:00	Comprehensive