Objectives and Goals
What this course is
• Basic ground water physics and chemistry
• Introduction to ground water flow and
solute transport modeling
• Ground water in hydrologic and geologic
framework
• Aquifer testing
• Math sharpening
What this course is not
• Large modeling package training
• Numerical methods
• Aqueous geochemistry
What I Expect
• Class participation
– Attendance
– Attention
– Questions (and answers)
– Homework
– Full preparation for quizzes
• Knowledge/Skills
– Understand and apply basic flow and transport
equations
– Be able to analyze head, breakthrough, and aquifer
test data
– Understanding is key
Semester Project
• Individual or group
• Group project
proposal: FIU
Hydrogeology
– Collect available well,
canal, lake,
precipitation,
transmissivity,
pumping, ET etc. data.
– Present data
– Application?