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*Readings are assigned from the required textbook:

Buy at Amazon Seinfeld, John H., and Spyros N. Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. 2nd ed. Wiley-Interscience, 2006. ISBN: 9780471720188. [Preview with Google Books]

SES # TOPICS READINGS KEY DATES
L 1 Introduction; atmospheric composition pp. 1–38.  
L 2 Chemical kinetics 1: Reaction rates pp. 75–93.  
L 3 Chemical kinetics 2: Reaction mechanisms pp. 75–93.  
L 4 Photochemistry and spectroscopy 1 pp. 98–135.  
L 5 Photochemistry and spectroscopy 2 pp. 98–135.  
L 6 Temperature, pressure, radiance pp. 720–34.  
L 7 Stratospheric chemistry 1: OX, HOX, NOX pp. 138–62. PSet 1
L 8 Stratospheric chemistry 2: ClOX, BrOX pp. 162–95.  
L 9 Guest lecture: Stratospheric geoengineering Handout (Not available)  
L 10 Tropospheric chemistry 1: NOX and HOX pp. 204–19. PSet 2
L 11 Tropospheric chemistry 2: CO and CH4 pp. 219–35.  
L 12 Atmospheric organic chemistry pp. 239–65.  
L 13 Reactive (oxidized) nitrogen chemistry Handout (Not available) PSet 3
L 14 Ozone Pollution pp. 235–39.  
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L 15 Atmospheric aqueous chemistry pp. 284–324. Proposals
L 16 Acid formation in droplets pp. 284–324.  
L 17 Atmospheric aerosol 1: Size, physics pp. 350–81.  
L 18 Atmospheric aerosol 2: Climate effects pp. 461–64, 691–711, and 763–73.  
L 19 Aerosol chemistry (inorganic) pp. 449–61 and 464–85.  
L 20 Aerosol chemistry (organic) pp. 634–74. PSet 4
L 21 Atmospheric chemistry and climate 1 Chapters 23–24.  
L 22 Atmospheric chemistry and climate 2 Handout (Not available)  
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