ATM 515 Fall 2025
  ATM 515: Aerosol Physics
 
Class meets: MW 3:00-4:20 p.m. in ETEC 482
Instructor: Dr. Fangqun Yu
 
Syllabus

Schedule
 
Lecture Slides

[Aug 25] Lecture 1: Class overview & APM

[Aug 27] Lecture 2: Overview of aerosols and research issues

[Sep 3] Lecture 3: Characterization of aerosols Part I

[Sep 8] Lecture 4: Characterization of aerosols Part II

[Sep 10] Lecture 5: Aerosol cloud interactions

[Sep 15, 17] Lectures 6-7: Dynamics of single aerosol particles

[Sep 22] Lecture 8: Dry deposition and SAI Discussion

[Sep 24] Lecture 9: Thermodynamics of Aerosols

[Sep 29] Lecture 10: Nucleation Part I

[Oct 1] Lecture 11: Nucleation Part II

[Oct 6] Lecture 12: Condensation/Evaporation

[Oct 8] Lecture 13: APM Box Model Part I

[Oct 20, 22] Lectures 14-15: APM Box Model Part II-III


Lecture Examples

1. Particle Size Distribution Example

2. Particle Size Distribution Example Solution

3. Particle gravitational settling velocity calculation

4. Water homogeneous nucleation rate calculation


Assignments

Homework #1 - Due Sep. 15

Homework #1.2 Solution

Homework #2 - Due Sep. 24

Homework #3 - Due Oct. 08