Course Outline

Shaded boxes should now be completed by the the student or, in some cases, in progress.

Week	Topic
0	Introduction
	Syllabus Better Communication
	Links (Metal Market data, Summaries, and Historical Data)
1	Minerals and Society: Perceptions and Reality
	The 5 C's: Cost, Conservation, Concentration, Creativity, Chemistry, (Demand)
	The Market Basket Contest: Dr. Julian Simon vs Dr. Paul Paul Erlich USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188 "Metal Prices in the United States Through 2010"
	Elemental Abundance in Earth's Crust, Mineral Sources
	Precious Metals and the Troy System of Measure
	Sampling
2	Resources and Basic Thermo
	Server Resources
	Library Resources
	Internet Resources
	Phase Rule
	Ternary Phase Diagram Rules Updated
3	Equilibrum Diagrams
	Zn-O-S Predominance Diagram Problem Related ref: Gaskell (MET 320 Text) pp 434-7, 462-6 Update 4/27/13
	Zn-O-S Roaster Diagram
4	Extractive Processing {Chpts 12 & 13 Gilchrist and § 7.2 Moore}
5	Vacuum Dezincing
	Problem statement, Derivation, Data and Ref Sheet
6	Solution Thermo
	Activities from a Phase Diagram
	Change in Standard State
	Relationship of the 1 wt % SS activity coefficient to gamma Updated 4/27/13
	The Interaction Coefficient Reading
7	Vapor Transport
	Handout on Vapor Transport Reactions : Cd-O System Diagram W-Cl System
8	Engineering's Interface
	Societal Context Module ( Lab March 2013) The-GM Experience
	Engineering Code of Ethics website
9	Energy
	Equivalencies per MIllion BTU's
	AEO 2009 Energy Report (AEO = Annual Energy Outlook)
	AEO 2009 Energy Overview
	USA Energy Flow Diagram 2009 (Input Output Diagram)
	Power Hungry: Presentaions and Questions

 

Societal Context Module (see above link - item #7)
SC Homework 1 2 (see below)

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