Instructor: Daene C. McKinney
The objective of this course is to introduce the student to
Principles and processes governing the movement of water through the hydrologic cycle, including atmospheric moisture flow, surface runoff, infiltration, and groundwater flow; and
Hydrologic statistics, and frequency analysis techniques applied to problems of engineering hydrologic design.
The following Civil Engineering program objectives are addressed in this course:
1. Identify the broad context of civil engineering problems
2. Design fundamental elements of civil engineering systems, system components and processes
4. Employ mathematics, science, and computing techniques in a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous manner to support the study and solution of civil engineering problems.
5. Synthesize results to provide solutions that reflect social and environmental sensitivities.
6. Exhibit good teamwork skills and serve as effective members of multidisciplinary project teams.
7. Articulate and justify technical solutions through oral, written, and graphical communication.
9. Understand the constantly evolving nature of civil engineering, and recognize the need to stay abreast of the latest developments in the field.
Gleick, P.H., Water in crisis. A guide to the world’s freshwater resources. New York/London, Oxford University Press. 474 pp. 1993.
Shiklomanov, I.A. World water resources at the beginning of the 21st century. UNESCO, International Hydrological Series. 2001.
Homework will consist of a combination of problem assignments from the book and handouts published on the course "Assignment" web page: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/mckinney/ce374k/assign.html. Assignments are due at the end of the lecture on the second class day after they are assigned (unless a different date for submission is specified). This schedule is intended to allow you to review the problems as soon as they are assigned and ask any questions between when the assignment is given and the due date.
Homework that is late for any reason will be penalized 50% of
the homework grade per day late, provided that it is submitted before the solutions are
placed on the web. No credit will be given for homework submitted after
solutions are placed on the web. Homework must be neat and must present
the solution in an orderly fashion. You should be able to understand your
solution six weeks, six months, or six years later. The problem statement need
not be copied, but the given and required information should be listed.
In many cases, a sketch should be given as part of the solution.
All equations used must be written in general symbol form before
specific numerical values are substituted into the equations. All dimensional
quantities (in the given information and in the answers) must have the appropriate
units given. It is not necessary to give units for every value in the middle
part of the computations. Answers must be marked clearly. Points
will be assigned according to:
Clear
presentation of problem and equations
No computational errors or mistakes
Answers clearly marked
Units used correctly
Reasonable effort
- minus 50%
Sloppy presentation - minus 100%
Answers not clearly marked -
minus 10 to 20 % (depending on the severity)
Obvious mistakes - minus 25%
Computational errors - minus
10%
Units omitted or wrong - minus
25%
Attendance is expected, role will be taken and a portion of your final grade will reflect your level of participation in the class.
Please refer to the Student Performance Standards for information on expectations for class attendance and participation.
The instructor should be consulted for problems involving the course assignments. My office hours are listed on the WWW home page for the course. In addition to my posted office hours, I am available at other times to discuss the course material or other topics of interest to students. Please feel free to come to my office,
Call me on the Telephone: 471-5644,
Send me E-mail: daene@aol.com, or
Send me an Instant Message: Daene on AIM.
Please feel free to send me email at any time. I will respond promptly.
The course has been assigned grader resources but no TA.
All students registered in this course should obtain a University Email account. We will be communicating electronically on a regular basis in this course. You are free to use your own computers, if you have them, or computers found in various dormitories and University computer laboratories. The Civil Engineering Department has a microcomputer laboratory, the Learning Resources Center (LRC) on the third floor of ECJ. The LRC is available for your use. Assistants in the LRC are there to operate the lab and respond to specific hardware and software problems. Typically, they do not have detailed knowledge of our course material, so don't expect them to be much help with that topic.
Exam dates and times are listed on the course assignments page. The exams will be closed book and closed notes. However, you will be allowed to bring one (1) 8.5 inch x 11 inch piece of paper to the exams. You may write on both sides of the paper anything that you feel may be helpful to you during the exam. Conversion factors, physical properties of fluids and trigonometric formulas will be provided to you on the exam paper as needed. You will be required to perform calculus level mathematics on each exam. For the 2nd exam, you may bring 2 sheets.
Prior to the end of an exam the time remaining will be announced. You must submit your exam paper at the end of that time. At the end of the exam period the instructor or proctor will leave the room with all submitted exam material. Absolutely no exam material of any kind will be accepted by the instructor or proctor after leaving the exam room.
The dates of exams will be announced on the 1st class day. Students are responsible for informing the instructor of any conflict with this schedule so that, if possible, alternative dates can be agreed upon by the class.
Makeup exams will not be given. Medical illness (or other comparable situation) will be the only excuse for being given credit for a missed exam. If you miss an exam during the semester for a medical reason, you will be assigned a grade for the exam based on the exams which you have taken as follows: A grade for the exam that you missed will be estimated based on how you did on the other exams during the semester relative to the rest of the class. If you miss an exam due to an illness, you will be asked to present definitive evidence that you were, in fact, ill. You must inform the instructor in advance that you are ill, unless there are compelling reasons why you cannot do so. If you miss an exam for reasons other than illness or other valid excuse, you will be assigned a grade of zero.
If, after an exam has been graded and returned, you have questions about the grading of the exam, please write your questions or comments on a separate sheet of paper and turn this in to the instructor with the exam paper. Exam papers will be accepted for re-evaluation for only one week after the exam has been returned because of the difficulty in remembering exactly how partial credit was assigned.
The basis of grading for this course will consist of the following components with the indicated weights:
Exams: 45% (3 @ 15% )
Homework: 20%
Patricipation: 5%
Final Project: 30%
Grade Ranges:
| A | 90+ % |
| B | 80 - 89 % |
| C | 70 - 79 % |
| D | 60 - 69 % |
| F | 0 - 59 % |
Students may not drop a course after the 4th class day of the semester for academic reasons.
Standard approved MEC form will be used.
The University of Texas at Austin provides, upon request, appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability (physical or cognitive) who requires academic accommodations should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities area of the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259 as soon as possible to request an official letter outlining authorized accommodations. For more information, contact that Office, or TDD at 471-4641, or the College of Engineering Director of Students with Disabilities at 471-4321
Web-based, password-protected class sites will be associated with all academic courses taught at the University. Syllabi, handouts, assignments and other resources are types of information that may be available within these sites. Site activities could include exchanging email, engaging in class discussions and chats, and exchanging files. In addition, electronic class rosters will be a component of the sites. Students who do not want their names included in these electronic class rosters must restrict their directory information in the Office of the Registrar, Main Building, Room 1. For information on restricting directory information, see page 7 of the Course Schedule or http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/catalogs/gi00-01/app/appc09.html.
See the WWW home page for the course: http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/mckinney/ce374k/assign.html