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Syllabus
| | Week | | Dates |
| 1 | | (1/10, 1/12, 1/14) |
| 2 | | (1/17, 1/19, 1/21) |
| 3 | | (1/24, 1/26, 1/28) |
| 4 | | (1/31, 2/2, 2/4) |
| 5 | | (2/7, 2/9, 2/11) |
| 6 | | (2/14, 2/16, 2/18) |
| 7 | | (2/21, 2/23, 2/25) |
| 8 | | (2/28, 3/2, 3/4) |
| 9 | | (3/7, 3/9, 3/11) |
| 10 | | (3/14, 3/16, 3/18) |
| Spring Break! |
| 11 | | (3/28, 3/30, 4/1) |
| 12 | | (4/4, 4/6, 4/8) |
| 13 | | (4/11, 4/13, 4/15) |
| 14 | | (4/18, 4/20, 4/22) |
| 15 | | (4/25, 4/27, 4/29) |
| Exam | | (5/2-6) |
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Last Updated: 02/02/05
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Syllabus Week 4
| Jan. 31 |
The State of You: Are you Normal? Or are you Average? Measuring Metabolism: The State of Atlanta, 2005
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1) Atlanta Journal - Constitution, Monday Jan. 31 Horizon Section (online);
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| Homework: |
1) team meetings (report, due Feb. 9);
2) gather historical census, birth rate, and death rate data (spreadsheet, due Feb. 4)
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| Feb. 2 |
The Urban System: Humans, the things we build and use, and nature
| Homework: |
1) continue team meetings (report, due Feb. 9);
2) continue gathering historical census, birth rate, and death rate data (spreadsheet, due Feb. 4)
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| Feb. 4 |
Introduction to Models (Hello, the mathematical kind!)
| Homework: |
build a population model for Atlanta, 1950-2000 (due Feb. 11)
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