Transport Processes in the Environment OpenCourseWare: MIT's Free Bachelor Level Environmental Engineering Course
The movement of chemicals, particles and micro-organisms throughout the environment is of significant concern to engineers who work to protect and improve the environment. 'Transport Processes in the Environment' is a free course that is offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as part of the OpenCourseWare project. Students who are interested in ecology or students completing environmental-related degree programs, such as the Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering, will find the undergraduate-level information in this course useful.
Transport Processes in the Environment: Course Specifics
| Degree Level | Free | Audio | Video | Downloads |
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| Undergraduate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lectures/Notes | Study Materials | Tests/Quizzes |
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| Yes | Yes | No |
Transport Processes in the Environment: Course Description
The OpenCourseWare entitled,'Transport Processes in the Environment,' focuses on mass transport in environmental flows. This field studies the volume of water in a waterway that is required to maintain a vibrant and natural environment. This course concentrates on the circulation of chemicals in lakes and rivers. The lecturer, Professor Heidi Nepf of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, investigates the subject through a variety of topics. The first lecture includes a review of the theory that hypothesizes that although the properties of substances can be altered the mass or matter cannot be created or destroyed. Students are also exposed to mathematical mechanisms such as advective and diffusive fluxes, used for computing the differential mass transport equations. Further lecture topics include particle transport, boundary layers, molecular and turbulent diffusion and bed-water exchanges. Animations are featured throughout the lecture materials to help clarify the content.
The materials for the course consist of lecture notes, labs and assignments that are in PDF format. There is also a list of suggested readings and video/audio introductions featuring the course instructors. If you would like to take this course, visit the transport processes in the environment course page.
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