Syllabus: CEE 348

Course Overview

Fluid Flows in the Environment - Spring Quarter, 2024

The course introduces the fluid flows of the environment. We will survey the range of flow processes that influence the transport and dispersion of contaminants and other material in the environment and develop a framework for predicting their impact.
Since each of the flows considered are complex, this course aims to provide only an introduction to each of the key flows. It emphasizes how the core principles of fluid mechanics apply to multiple aspects of the environmental system, as well as the key aspects of fluid flows in the environment that determine the impact of pollutants or of too much or too little water.

Instructor: Jessica Lundquist, jdlund@uw.edu

TA: Maxwell Pearson maxbp@uw.edu

Lectures: Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 am - 11:20 pm (Pacific Time) Practical: Tuesdays: 11:30 - 12:20

The room location, and the Zoom link (if needed) to remotely attend lectures and labs, and the link to where recorded lectures can be viewed or downloaded are available via the course Canvas page (UW NetID login required).

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, students should be able to

• Understand common terminology in statistics and data analysis and know how to search for more detailed information as needed
• Read, modify, and write computer programs to analyze data
• Apply statistics and computer-based data analysis techniques to real observations (sets of numbers) in order to solve real world problems

Office Hours

Jessica: Thursdays, immediately after class; or by appointment

Max: TBA

Textbooks

• Recommended: Ask Instructor, Various texts for different parts of the course
• Additional Course Materials are available on the UW Canvas site (UW NetID login required)

Logistics and Grading

Computing Resources

For some lab activities and assignments, we will be using a JupyterHub computing environment, and programming with python.

If you need access to a laptop computer (such as if yours breaks) you may check one out from the Student Technology Loan Program. Please contact me if you need help accessing a computer reliably.

Lectures

The first hour and a half, twice a week, is reserved for lectures and discussions. Lecture slides will be available on Canvas, written notes on OneNote (with link posted on canvas), along with any additional files for reading.

Labs

On Tuesdays, we will reconvene for the lab portion of the class (this will not be recorded). Lab content (practice problems, jupyter notebooks and data files) can be downloaded directly from the from class website or from canvas. (GitHub Option)

We will use classroom space and Slack to work in small groups on Lab excercises. Contact the instructor or TA to be added to the Slack workspace.

Homework Assignments

Homework assignments will be given out on Tuesdays at the beginning of class, and will be due the following week on Thursday at the beginning of class (10:00 am, Pacific Time). Homework questions are posted on the class website along with links to any data files you might need.

You are encouraged to work together on homeworks and collaborate, but you must turn in your own assignments with your own work.

For hand-done homework calculations, please scan or take a picture of your work and upload to canvas.

For homework using Jupyter notebooks, make sure that your name and the assignment number are at the top of your notebook file in markdown text. Your answers should be clearly labeled and written in markdown cells of the notebook.

Submit your completed homework assignments via Canvas by uploading:

• Your original .ipynb jupyter notebook file(s)
  • To download your notebook file, right click on the file in the navigation pane on JupyterHub, then click Download
• A PDF copy of the jupyter notebook file(s)
  • To save your notebook as a PDF, go to File > Export Notebook As… > Export Notebook to PDF, this will download a PDF file copy of your notebook to your personal computer which you can upload to Canvas

Homework will be graded on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best. Homework handed in late will be accepted up to (but not later than) Monday at midnight (Pacific Time). Homework handed in late will be deducted 10% per weekday (i.e. a late assignment that would receive a 10 if handed in on time on Thursday will be assigned a grade of 9 if handed in on Friday and 8 if handed in on Monday). Late homework assignments will not be accepted after midnight (Pacific Time) on the Monday following the due date. Everyone's lowest scoring homework assignment will be dropped, so please do not worry if one week is not going your way.

Homework solutions will be posted in the Solutions folder on Canvas by the Tuesday after the assignment was turned in.

Final Project

Each person will be responsible for creating a 3 to 5-minute video explaining one of the concepts we learned in class. We will view these videos during the regularly scheduled final exam time.

Grading Policy

• Exams (three at 15% each): 45%
  • Participation includes discussions in class, on Slack, and providing feedback on student presentations
• Homework assignments: 40%
  • Each of the 8 homework assignments are worth 10 points (for a total of 80 points), however your lowest assignment will be dropped, and the overall homework grade will be evaluated out of 7 assignments and 70 points total.
• Final Project: 15%
  • See the CEE 348 course project page for grading rubric.

Schedule

UW Academic calendar for 2023-2024

Additional Information

Campus Community Resources

• Student Resources from the UW Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP).
• The Q Center
• Review the Husky PACK Pledge for informaiton about protecting yourselves and others from COVID-19.
• The University District Food Bank
• King County COVID-19 Child Care Financial Support

Conduct

The University takes academic integrity very seriously. Behaving with integrity is part of our responsibility to our shared learning community. One example of misconduct I have observed in this particular class in the past is plagiarism (representing the work of others as your own without giving appropriate credit to the original author(s)). If you're uncertain about if something is academic misconduct, ask me. I am willing to discuss questions you might have.

Community Standards & Student Conduct

The University of Washington Student Conduct Code (WAC 478-121) defines prohibited academic and behavioral conduct and describes how the University holds students accountable as they pursue their academic goals. Allegations of misconduct by students may be referred to the appropriate campus office for investigation and resolution. More information can be found online at https://www.washington.edu/studentconduct/

Access and Accommodations

If you have already established accommodations with Disability Resources for Students (DRS), please communicate your approved accommodations to me at your earliest convenience so we can discuss your needs in this course. If you have not yet established services through DRS, but have a temporary health condition or permanent disability that requires accommodations (conditions include but not limited to; mental health, attention-related, learning, vision, hearing, physical or health impacts), you are welcome to contact DRS at 206-543-8924 or uwdrs@uw.edu or disability.uw.edu. DRS offers resources and coordinates reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities and/or temporary health conditions. Reasonable accommodations are established through an interactive process between you, your instructor(s) and DRS. It is the policy and practice of the University of Washington to create inclusive and accessible learning environments consistent with federal and state law.

Religious Accommodations

Washington state law requires that UW develop a policy for accommodation of student absences or significant hardship due to reasons of faith or conscience, or for organized religious activities. The UW's policy, including more information about how to request an accommodation, is available at Religious Accommodations Policy (https://registrar.washington.edu/staffandfaculty/religious-accommodations-policy/). Accommodations must be requested within the first two weeks of this course using the Religious Accommodations Request form (https://registrar.washington.edu/students/religious-accommodations-request/).

Health and Safety

Call SafeCampus at 206-685-7233 (206-685-SAFE) anytime – no matter where you work or study – to anonymously discuss safety and well-being concerns for yourself or others. SafeCampus's team of caring professionals will provide individualized support, while discussing short- and long-term solutions and connecting you with additional resources when requested.

Mental health resources are available at wellbeing.uw.edu. The UW Counseling Center is also a good resource (206-543-1240). University of Washington students are eligible for services at the Counseling Center. Also see their flyer for tips on coping with COVID-19 related stress. Please review the COVID-19 face cover policy .

Additionally, if you're thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255), Forefront Suicide Prevention (866-598-3978), and Crisis Text Line (741741). If the person you are concerned about is in immediate danger of killing them self and/or refuses to stay safe with you, call or text 911.