— Introduction to Modeling for Earth & Environmental Science

Prerequisites & course information

Course Description: Modeling of earth and environmental systems using the finite difference method for the diffusion equation, advection equation and combined transport. Applications in carbon cycle box model, energy balance in 1D climate models, dissolved species advection in an aquifer, cooling of tectonic plates, landscape evolution through erosion, sediment transport in streams. Code development, program debugging and assessment skills, and quantitative comparison to data. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Laboratory 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 3 hour(s), Laboratory 3 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE).