| Course ID: | CRSS 4600E/6600E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Soil Physics |
Course
Description: | Physical properties and process of soils. Water, heat, and
solute movement in soils. |
| Oasis Title: | SOIL PHYSICS |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in CRSS 4600/6600 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | CRSS(FANR) 3060-3060L and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2250) and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L) |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1) Describe the physical and hydrologic properties and
processes of soils. The emphasis is on soil water and chemical
movement in the unsaturated (vadose) zone and it differs from
other hydrology courses offered at the University in this
respect.
2) There is also an emphasis on learning how to measure water
content and associated properties of soil and the laboratory
exercises are chosen for this purpose. |
| Topical Outline: | There will be three lectures each week (Monday, Wednesday,
Friday). Class participation in discussions is encouraged.
Problem sets will be assigned, posted online, and graded every
other week. Several problems in each set will require the use
of Microsoft Excel. All problems are due on the Monday
following the week in which they are assigned. Working together
on the problem sets is encouraged. There will be two exams and
a final exam. The course syllabus is a general plan for the
course; deviations announced to the class may be necessary.
Topics to be covered:
Chapter 1. Soil Solid Phase
Chapter 2. Soil Water Content and Potential
Chapter 3. Steady Water Flow
Chapter 4. Heat Transport
Chapter 5. Transient Water Flow
Chapter 6. Solute Transport |