ESS
444: Transport processes in Soil
Every Spring
Instructor:
Dr. Jaehoon Lee
Office Location: 214 Ag. Eng.
Bld.
Office Phone: 865-974-8813
E-mail: jhlee@utk.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Class Hours: Lectures MW
10:10-11:00, Lab W 1:25-3:20
Class Location: Room 268 Ag.
Eng.
Webpage: http://bioengr.ag.utk.edu/jlee/courses/ESS415
Course Description: Basic
understanding of soil physical properties and processes; influence of soil
physical properties on water and chemical movement in soil; practical
experience in the measurement and analysis of soil physical properties,
water flow, and chemical movement in soil. Prereq: 210 and Physics 221 or
equivalent.
Optional Textbooks:
-D.
Hillel. Environmental Soil Physics (1998), Fundamentals of Soil Physics
(2000); D. Scott. Soil Physics (2000); M. Kutilek and D.R.
Nielsen. Soil Hydrology (1994); C.Dirksen. Soil
Physics Measurements (1999) are placed on reserve at the
Ag Vet Library
Evaluation Procedures and Criteria:
Exams: 2 midterms (20% each), final (20%), assignments (20%), and lab
reports (20%)