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