Class Projects

From "Consider a Spherical Cow: A Course in Environmental Problem Solving" by John Harte, University Science Books, 1988 (all in pdf)

Pollution dynamics in a lake
Flow of pollutants between hemispheres
A perturbed nutrient cycle
A perturbed hydrologic cycle
Tracing the carbon cycle
Atmospheric CO2 and the ocean sink
A perturbed nutrient cycle (more complex case)
Pesticides that backfire
Simple optimal harvesting

From "Consider a Cylindrical Cow: More Adventures in Environmental Problem Solving" by John Harte, University Science Books, 2001

Simple optimal tradeoff
Simple ecosystem - economy model
Flows of carbon in and out of the atmosphere
Simple models for population cycles
Nitrogen fertilization and the carbon sink