AE 573 Syllabus

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Date	Topic	Readings (required)
Jan 12	Introduction to livestock manure management systems.	AWMFH 9-1 to 28; 2-1 to 10; 8-1 to 8A5; 10-1 to 4.
	Liquid Manure: Housing, Collection and Storage	AWMFH 10-4 to 10; 10-15 to 26; 10-67 to 70
	Solid Manure: Housing, Collection and Storage	AWMFH 10-11 to 15;
Jan 14	Discussion: Goals and Outcomes for AE 573. Characteristics and quantities of waste generation. Problem: Manure characteristics. Intro survey due. Quiz 1 due.	AWMFH 4-1 to 24
Jan 18	In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NO CLASS TODAY!
Jan 21	Problem: Manure Production - Performance based approaches. Quiz 2 due. Homework 1 assigned, due Jan. 28.	ASAE Manure Standard, D384.1
Jan 26	Nutrient cycles in the environment - C, N, P, K. Quiz 3 due.	AWMFH 3-1 to 18
	Environmental impacts of animal waste management on air and water resources.	AWMFH 3-19 to 25; 7-1 to 19; Miner 1-21, 95-96
Jan 28	Problem: Environmental Impacts. Homework 1 due.
Feb 2	Manure Controversies: Role Play Simulation 2:10-5:00 pm. Room 130 Davidson. Homework 2 assigned, due Feb. 9. Discuss Team Projects.
Feb 4	Problem: Earthen Lagoon Design. Homework 3 assigned, due Feb. 11.
Feb 9	Physical and chemical treatment processes. Assign Team Projects. Homework 2 due. Quiz 4 due.	AWMFH 10-62 to 65; Livestock/Environment Home Study Series- Open Feedlot Runoff; Extension/Research Readings
Feb 11	Problem: Sedimentation Analysis. Homework 3 due. Homework 4 assigned, due Feb. 18.
Feb 16	Introduction to biological treatment - stoichiometry and kinetics. Quizzes 5 and 6 due. Team Progress Reports assigned, due March 1. Homework 4 assigned, due Feb. 25.	Course Notes
	Anaerobic lagoons.	AWMFH 10-27 to 34; Extension/Research Readings
	Anaerobic digesters.	AWMFH 10-72 to 77; Extension/Research Readings
Feb 18	Exam 1.	Covers material through Quiz 6 & Homework 4. Review old exams and solutions.
Feb 23	Introduction to composting. Quiz 7 due.	AWMFH Chapter 10-42 to 10-62, plus internet links in course notes
	Composting: thermodynamics and psychrometrics.	ASAE Standards - ASAE Standard D271.2 DEC94 or other review of psychrometric equations.
	Composting process design and product quality	NRAES On-Farm Composting Handbook, Chapters 8 and 10
Feb 25	Problem: Composting Facility Design. Homework 4 due. Homework 5 assigned, due Mar. 3. Fundamentals of oxygen transfer in aqueous systems.	AWMFH 10-39 to 10-40, Loehr Chapter 7
Mar 1	Aerobic Lagoons. Quiz 8 due. Team Progress Reports due.	AWMFH 10-35 to 40
	Alternative Uses of Manure. Mid-term evaluation survey due.	Loehr Chapter 10, NCSU "Deep Stacking Broiler Litter as a Feed for Beef Cattle".
Mar 3	Problem: Anaerobic Digestion. Homework 5 due.
Mar 8	Land Application and Crop Utilization. Soil as a Treatment Medium, limiting constituent analysis, economics of manure utilization. Quiz 9 due.	AWMFH 5-1 to 19; 6-1 to 23; 10-71,72; 11-1 to 36.
Mar 10	Exam 2. Homework 6 assigned, due Mar. 29	Covers material through Quiz 9 & Homework 6. Review old exams and solutions.
Mar 15-19	Spring Break
Mar 22	Vegetative Filters. Wetland Treatment. Quiz 10 due.	AWMFH 10-66
Mar 24	Problem: Limiting constituent analysis, nutrient availability. Homework 7 assigned, due Mar. 31.
Mar 29	Odor Measurement and Modeling. Odor Treatment and Mitigation. Quiz 11 due. Homework 6 due.	Miner, pages 59-102, Extension/Research Readings Pork Industry Handbook # PIH-33, "Controlling Odors from Swine Buildings", also available from ISU Extension
Mar 31	Problem: Odor Transport Modeling. Homework 7 due.
Apr 5	Laws and Regulations. Quiz 12 due.	AWMFH 1-1 to 1-18.
Apr 6-9	Team Project Meetings (schedule with Dr. Richard) Nitrogen Control Homework 8 assigned, due Apr. 19.
Apr 12	Operation and Safety Issues. Quiz 13 due.	AWMFH 10-80,81; 13-1 to 13-17; Appendices 13A through 13D
Apr 14	Exam 3	Comprehensive Exam. Review old exams and solutions.
Apr 19	Manure management Field Trip 1:10 - 5 pm. Homework 8 due.	Meet in Davidson Hall Courtyard
Apr 21	NOTE: No class today - we will meet with AST 475 on Friday instead.
Apr 23 (Friday)	Team Presentations, ALL Team Project Reports due NOTE: This is a Friday class session	3:10 - Team 1 3:40 - Team 2 4:10 - Team 3
	By Monday April 26 review the off-campus student powerpoint presentations. They will be linked from the cell to the right...	Team 7 Team 8
April 26	Team Presentations NOTE: Class starts at 3:10 this Monday	3:10 - Team 4 3:40 - Team 5 4:10 - Team 6
April 30	Course Evaluation. Peer- and Self-Evaluation forms, Presentation Review forms, and Final Course Evaluation due.

Homework will include problems that require careful calculations and good written communication, and will be graded on both attributes. While students are encouraged to discuss homework problems with classmates, the solution you turn in must be entirely your own work. Quizzes (via WebCT) include multiple choice, matching, and true-false questions, and are open book. The quizzes select randomly from a pool of questions. You can take each quiz twice and your highest score will be counted. Exams are also open book. To get full credit for class participation you will need to attend the role playing simulation, the field trip, and fill out the WebCT evaluation surveys by the dates indicated. The team project will include both a group score and an individual score, and will be partially based on peer evaluation.

This course makes extensive use of online resources and course materials, referenced through the individual topics in the syllabus above. In addition, two textbooks are required:




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