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averageof the midterm exam grades (40%, with the lowest of the three grades counting half as much aseach of the other two), the final exam grade (30%), homework grades, with team grades adjustedfor individual team citizenship (20%), and problem session quizzes and in-class exercises (10%).The grading criteria were as follows: >97=A+, 93–96.9=A, 90–92.9=A–, 87–89.9=B+,..., 63–66.9=D, 60–62.9=D–, <60=F. A grade of C– or better is required to move on to the next coursein the departmental curriculum. The course grade distribution was as follows, with “A” denoting grades of A+, A, and A–, and similarly for B, C, and D: A–18%, B–36%, C–27%, D–6%, F–9%, (S, U, IN)–4%. Gradesof S and U (satisfactory and unsatisfactory) are given to students
. 3 -8 2Surface concentration of PCE is 2 g/m of soil. Diffusivity of PCE in soil is 8.8 x 10 m /s. Student teams were asked to develop an emergency management plan for a lab (teachingor research lab) in the department. They were asked to do a walk-around of the space anddetermine the locations of nearest eye wash, safety shower, first aid kits, and spill kits. Theywere also asked to identify emergency exit routes, rally points, and emergency contactinformation for that space. Students used the lab space floor plan to mark the location of safetydevices and kits, and to chart emergency routes. Example of an emergency management plan isgiven in figure 5. Student teams then compared their
to be evacuated.For the thorough safety review, students are asked to include the following additionalinformation: 1. a flow diagram showing key valves, pumps, feed and product tanks; 2. material compatibility information and general operating limits for the stand and auxiliary equipment (as shown in Table 3); 3. a simple What If analysis including at least three possible failure modes (as shown in Table 4) and any recommendations and action items that require attention from the safety perspective. Table 1. List of starting materials, additives, products, and by-products for the experiment. ID Chemical Name(s) Function in the Process 1 2
times during its life. Plantoperations are, in principle, addressed in the traditional process control course(s) in theundergraduate curriculum. However, the operability of complete processes is usually outside thescope of these courses.An observation from teaching process design over a period of approximately 25 years is thatstudents have become increasing adept at using computer software and performing increasinglycomplex simulations using simulator software. Parametric optimization and extensive heatintegration are examples of improvements that can be and that are now easily simulated butwould have been nearly impossible or prohibitively time consuming only 25 years ago. Thisimprovement in software acuity seems to come at the price of
them. The remainingstudents indicated that they were attracted to this profession because of a specific interest inchemistry and mathematics, or other specialized interests.Free response question: What career path(s) are you interested in?Table 1 summarizes the student responses to this second question. Unlike the numbers in theabstract, which were rounded off percentages for the entire class, these numbers are percentagesof the respondents whose answer included a career in the category.Table 1. Student Career Interests(Totals exceed 100% as some students listed more than one career choice) Career Interests Percent of Respondents Biology related (pharmaceutical, biomedical
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elastic modulus. On a morefundamental level the elastic modulus is proportional to the change in free energy G ofdeformation. Hence, Young’s Modulus ~ (dG/dl) = (dH/dl) – T(dS/dl)where l denotes the length of the sample, T is the (absolute) temperature and H and S refer toenthalpy and entropy, respectively [5]. If Young’s modulus is determined by the cohesive energydensity of materials then the effect of entropic forces can be neglected and thus Young’s Modulus~ (dH/dl). Metals and ceramics are thus also called ‘enthalpy elastic’.Rubbers, defined as weakly crosslinked amorphous polymers above the glass transitiontemperature, defy this trend. Rubbers are an important class of polymer materials that are widelyused for their
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they will lead theirrespective home teams through. Each core concept also has a hands-on module that allows forexperimentation and illustration. After the jigsawgroups have developed their teaching modules, thehome teams rotate through the core concepts. As allof this is going on the professor and TA(s) coach thegroups, spending time listening, asking guidingquestions, and correcting misconceptions. After this,the home teams have a design project thatincorporates all of the concepts covered.The hands on modules are small scale apparatusmounted on wheeled stands along with a whiteboard.The resulting unit is roughly six feet tall and four feetwide. Even though the modules are largely selfcontained and require minimal hookups, electricity