SOIL PHYSICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( MATH 211 , 217, or 221 ) and ( PHYSICS 104 , 202 , 208 , or 248 ) and SOIL SCI 301 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the various physical models governing water, heat, gas and solute transport in soils Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Summarize and compare the principles of various soil sensors used to measure water, heat, gas and solute status and transport in soils Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use Hydrus software to simulate water, heat, gas and solute transport in soils Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Present soils physics research to scientific audience Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply various soil physical models to real-world examples for improved natural resources management Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Describe recent advances in soil physics and soil sensing technologies and identify the main research gaps in soil physics Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the various physical models governing water, heat, gas and solute transport in soils Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Summarize and compare the principles of various soil sensors used to measure water, heat, gas and solute status and transport in soils Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Use Hydrus software to simulate water, heat, gas and solute transport in soils Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Present soils physics research to scientific audience Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply various soil physical models to real-world examples for improved natural resources management Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Describe recent advances in soil physics and soil sensing technologies and identify the main research gaps in soil physics Audience: Graduate