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

Updated 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

[Oct 27] Lecture 16: APM Box Model Part IV

[Oct 29] Mid-term Overview

[Nov 5] Lecture 18: Aerosol measurements and online datasets

[Nov 10, 12] Lectures 19-20: Dynamics of Aerosol Populations: Coagulation

[Nov 17] Lecture 21: Wet deposition, General Dynamic Equation

[Nov 19] Lecture 22: Carbonaceous Aerosols

[Nov 24] Lecture 23: Aerosol modeling and comparisons with observations


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. 27

Homework #4 - Due Nov. 24


Term Project

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