2nd Year
SES 201 Soil Mineralogy and Soil Colloids:
Rocks and minerals: kinds of rocks; essential and accessory minerals; primary and secondary minerals;
silicate and non-silicate minerals; stability of minerals; time sequence of mineral occurrence; common
minerals in different size fractions of soils.
Clay minerals: general properties; classification; structure; genesis; sources of charges; identification;
oxide and hydroxide minerals in soils; factors affecting types of clay minerals; amorphous materials in
soils; distribution of clay minerals in major soil groups of the world and major soils of Bangladesh.
General study of colloids: characteristics of coarse dispersion, colloidal system and solution;
classification of colloidal systems; preparation and purification of sols; optical & kinetic properties of
sols; structure of colloidal systems – electrical double-layer and triple-layer theory; Donnan’s theory of
membrane equilibrium; surface behavior of colloids; adsorption-desorption phenomenon; adsorption
capacities of various soil components; different adsorption equations.
silicate and non-silicate minerals; stability of minerals; time sequence of mineral occurrence; common
minerals in different size fractions of soils.
Clay minerals: general properties; classification; structure; genesis; sources of charges; identification;
oxide and hydroxide minerals in soils; factors affecting types of clay minerals; amorphous materials in
soils; distribution of clay minerals in major soil groups of the world and major soils of Bangladesh.
General study of colloids: characteristics of coarse dispersion, colloidal system and solution;
classification of colloidal systems; preparation and purification of sols; optical & kinetic properties of
sols; structure of colloidal systems – electrical double-layer and triple-layer theory; Donnan’s theory of
membrane equilibrium; surface behavior of colloids; adsorption-desorption phenomenon; adsorption
capacities of various soil components; different adsorption equations.
Books recommended:
Rocks and Rock Minerals – Richard V. Dictrich and Brian J. Skinner.
Petrology – Walter T. Huang
The Nature and Properties of Soils – N.C. Brady and R.R. Weil
Hand Book of Soil Science – Malcom E. Sumner
Principles of Soil Chemistry – Kim H. Ten
A Text Book of Colloid Chemistry – H.B. Weisar
Essentials of Physical Chemistry – B.S. Bahl and G.D. Tuli
Rocks and Rock Minerals – Richard V. Dictrich and Brian J. Skinner.
Petrology – Walter T. Huang
The Nature and Properties of Soils – N.C. Brady and R.R. Weil
Hand Book of Soil Science – Malcom E. Sumner
Principles of Soil Chemistry – Kim H. Ten
A Text Book of Colloid Chemistry – H.B. Weisar
Essentials of Physical Chemistry – B.S. Bahl and G.D. Tuli
SES 202 Soil and Environmental Physics:
Soil and Environmental Physics in Perspective: Definition of Soil and Environmental Physics, History
of Soil Physics; Soil Physical properties, physical phenomenon of Environment.
Measurement: Standards and units, International systems of units
Fluid Dynamics: Definition of fluid dynamics, Navier-Stokes equations, Equation of motion relative to a
rotating frame-Coriolis force.
Air Dynamics: Definition of air dynamics. Thermodynamics of dry and moist air, Thermal structure of
atmosphere and ocean.
The Solid Phase:
Texture- Definition, Primary particles, Specific surface of soil particles, Particle size analysis and
expression of results, Derivation of Sedimentation equation (Stokes’ law), assumptions and limitations of
Stokes’ law, Determination of Textural class of a soil.
Structure – Definition, classification, and agricultural significance of soil structure; Genesis, Evaluation
and management of soil structure.
Soil Consistence – Atterberg’s constants and their practical significance.
Soil Compaction – Occurrence of soil compaction in agricultural fields, Consequences of soil
compaction, Control of soil compaction.
The Liquid Phase:
Molecular properties of water- Structure, H-bonding, States of water.
Fluid properties of water – Surface tension, Capillarity, Viscosity, Density, Derivation of capillary rise
equation.
Soil water contents – Definition and measurements.
Energy state of water in Environment – Soil water potential- definition, components, measurement,
potential, kinetic and total energy status of water in soil and air.
Water retention in soil – Water release curve, hysteresis.
Water movement in Environment – Saturated flow, Darcy’s law, Poiseuille’s equation, Water flux
through a uniform homogeneous soil profile, Flux through a layered soil profile, Hydraulic conductivity,
Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory.
The Gaseous Phase: Composition of soil air and atmospheric air, Aeration, Mechanisms of soil gas
exchange, Measurement of Soil aeration, Movement of gaseous component in different environmental
segments.
Temperature: Introduction, Temperature in different environmental component. Temperature
variability in Lithosphere, Hydrosphere and Atmosphere.Temperature based classification in the Soil
Taxonomy, Heat capacity, Thermal conductivity, Thermal diffusivity, Factors affecting soil temperature.
Spectroscopy: Concepts, Black body, Solar Spectrum, Ozone filter.
of Soil Physics; Soil Physical properties, physical phenomenon of Environment.
Measurement: Standards and units, International systems of units
Fluid Dynamics: Definition of fluid dynamics, Navier-Stokes equations, Equation of motion relative to a
rotating frame-Coriolis force.
Air Dynamics: Definition of air dynamics. Thermodynamics of dry and moist air, Thermal structure of
atmosphere and ocean.
The Solid Phase:
Texture- Definition, Primary particles, Specific surface of soil particles, Particle size analysis and
expression of results, Derivation of Sedimentation equation (Stokes’ law), assumptions and limitations of
Stokes’ law, Determination of Textural class of a soil.
Structure – Definition, classification, and agricultural significance of soil structure; Genesis, Evaluation
and management of soil structure.
Soil Consistence – Atterberg’s constants and their practical significance.
Soil Compaction – Occurrence of soil compaction in agricultural fields, Consequences of soil
compaction, Control of soil compaction.
The Liquid Phase:
Molecular properties of water- Structure, H-bonding, States of water.
Fluid properties of water – Surface tension, Capillarity, Viscosity, Density, Derivation of capillary rise
equation.
Soil water contents – Definition and measurements.
Energy state of water in Environment – Soil water potential- definition, components, measurement,
potential, kinetic and total energy status of water in soil and air.
Water retention in soil – Water release curve, hysteresis.
Water movement in Environment – Saturated flow, Darcy’s law, Poiseuille’s equation, Water flux
through a uniform homogeneous soil profile, Flux through a layered soil profile, Hydraulic conductivity,
Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory.
The Gaseous Phase: Composition of soil air and atmospheric air, Aeration, Mechanisms of soil gas
exchange, Measurement of Soil aeration, Movement of gaseous component in different environmental
segments.
Temperature: Introduction, Temperature in different environmental component. Temperature
variability in Lithosphere, Hydrosphere and Atmosphere.Temperature based classification in the Soil
Taxonomy, Heat capacity, Thermal conductivity, Thermal diffusivity, Factors affecting soil temperature.
Spectroscopy: Concepts, Black body, Solar Spectrum, Ozone filter.
Books recommended:
E. Boeker, R. Van Grondelle, Environmental physic, John Wiley and Sons., 1996
Environmental Soil Physics – Daniel Hillel
Soil Physics Agricultural and Environmental Applications – H. Don Scott
Soil Physics – Helmut Kohnke
Soil Physic s- L.D. Baver, B.H. Gardner and W.R. Gardner
Methods of Soil Analysis, Part I – C.A. Black and others
E. Boeker, R. Van Grondelle, Environmental physic, John Wiley and Sons., 1996
Environmental Soil Physics – Daniel Hillel
Soil Physics Agricultural and Environmental Applications – H. Don Scott
Soil Physics – Helmut Kohnke
Soil Physic s- L.D. Baver, B.H. Gardner and W.R. Gardner
Methods of Soil Analysis, Part I – C.A. Black and others
EGLP 201 Environmental Geology and petrology:
Concepts of Geology: The Earth – its internal structure and composition; geological processes, external
and internal geological time scale and evolution of life from fossil record. A brief introduction to
paleontology.
Mineralogy: Study of the physical properties, chemistry and classification of common rock-forming and
ore minerals.
Petrology: Study of the origin, mode of occurrence, texture, structure, composition and classification of
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks with emphasis on the rock types of Bangladesh.
Major structural elements of Bengal basin; General stratighraphy and paleogeography of Bengal basin:
Raw materials – general, energy raw materials, metallic raw materials, groundwater and soil.
Earthquake, and volcanoes: The geo-environmental history – major tectonic features of the subcontinent,
origin of the Himalayan and Gangetic floodplains, the relation between physiographic features and the
environment: Brief discussion of the major world sedimentary basins – the Amazon, the Congo, the
Mississippi and others and their environmental comparisons.
and internal geological time scale and evolution of life from fossil record. A brief introduction to
paleontology.
Mineralogy: Study of the physical properties, chemistry and classification of common rock-forming and
ore minerals.
Petrology: Study of the origin, mode of occurrence, texture, structure, composition and classification of
igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks with emphasis on the rock types of Bangladesh.
Major structural elements of Bengal basin; General stratighraphy and paleogeography of Bengal basin:
Raw materials – general, energy raw materials, metallic raw materials, groundwater and soil.
Earthquake, and volcanoes: The geo-environmental history – major tectonic features of the subcontinent,
origin of the Himalayan and Gangetic floodplains, the relation between physiographic features and the
environment: Brief discussion of the major world sedimentary basins – the Amazon, the Congo, the
Mississippi and others and their environmental comparisons.
GMT 201 Introduction to Geography and Environment:
1. Introduction to Physical Geography and Environmental Science
1.1 Physical Geography
1.2 Its relation to Environmental Science
2. The Earth’s crust and Lithosphere
2.1 Composition of Earth’s crust (Sial, Sima, Rocks and Minerals).
3. Earth Movement and Geomorphic processes
3.1 Changes in the crust: exogenic and endogenic; aggradational and degradational
3.2 Earthquakes and volcanism.
4. Factors and Elements of Climate
4.1 Factors: altitude, latitude, vegetation, ocean, land, etc.
4.2 Elements: rainfall, temperature, humidity, pressure etc.
5. Vegetation Types and Distribution
6. Human Geography and Human Environment: scope and subject matter.
7. Population: Factors and Distribution
8. Economic Activities: Classification
8.1 Primary activities
8.2 Secondary activities
8.3 Tertiary activities.
9. Settlement
9.1 Types (urban and rural) and characteristics
1.1 Physical Geography
1.2 Its relation to Environmental Science
2. The Earth’s crust and Lithosphere
2.1 Composition of Earth’s crust (Sial, Sima, Rocks and Minerals).
3. Earth Movement and Geomorphic processes
3.1 Changes in the crust: exogenic and endogenic; aggradational and degradational
3.2 Earthquakes and volcanism.
4. Factors and Elements of Climate
4.1 Factors: altitude, latitude, vegetation, ocean, land, etc.
4.2 Elements: rainfall, temperature, humidity, pressure etc.
5. Vegetation Types and Distribution
6. Human Geography and Human Environment: scope and subject matter.
7. Population: Factors and Distribution
8. Economic Activities: Classification
8.1 Primary activities
8.2 Secondary activities
8.3 Tertiary activities.
9. Settlement
9.1 Types (urban and rural) and characteristics
SES 203 General Microbiology of Soil and Environment:
Historical development of the science of microbiology. Branches and scope of environmental
Microbiology. Application of microbiology in various fields including soil. Soil as a medium for
microbial growth; soil microbial communities;
Protist concept: differentiation between the eucaryotic and procaryotic protists; Whittaker’s Five
Kingdom concept; General characteristics of bacteria, fungi and algae: their classification,
morphology, growth and reproduction.
Microorganisms in soil, water, and air. The survival, distributions and activities of microorganisms in
soil, water, and air. Microorganisms in extreme environment.
Factors affecting the growth and abundance of various microorganisms in soil and environment.
Importance of microorganisms in agriculture, industry and medicine.
Microbial metabolism of carbohydrates and protein synthesis with reference to enzymes involved;
Oxidative and fermentation pathways.
Soil as a source of energy and nutrients for the biota – minerals, organic matter and living biomass;
Enzymes: types, mode of action, Km, factors affecting enzyme activities; Principles, types and functions
of microscope.
Role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycles: Carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus cycle.
Interaction among microorganisms: Mutualism, Commensalism, Antagonism, Competition, Parasitism,
Predation.
Microbiology. Application of microbiology in various fields including soil. Soil as a medium for
microbial growth; soil microbial communities;
Protist concept: differentiation between the eucaryotic and procaryotic protists; Whittaker’s Five
Kingdom concept; General characteristics of bacteria, fungi and algae: their classification,
morphology, growth and reproduction.
Microorganisms in soil, water, and air. The survival, distributions and activities of microorganisms in
soil, water, and air. Microorganisms in extreme environment.
Factors affecting the growth and abundance of various microorganisms in soil and environment.
Importance of microorganisms in agriculture, industry and medicine.
Microbial metabolism of carbohydrates and protein synthesis with reference to enzymes involved;
Oxidative and fermentation pathways.
Soil as a source of energy and nutrients for the biota – minerals, organic matter and living biomass;
Enzymes: types, mode of action, Km, factors affecting enzyme activities; Principles, types and functions
of microscope.
Role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycles: Carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus cycle.
Interaction among microorganisms: Mutualism, Commensalism, Antagonism, Competition, Parasitism,
Predation.
Books recommended:
Ecology – Ken Killham
Principles of Microbiology – Ronald M. Atlas
Environmental Microbiology. R. M. Maier, I.L Pepper and C.P Gerba. Academic press, Elsevier, 2006.
Fundamentals of Microbiology – Edward Alcamo
Microbiology – Michael J. Pelczar Jr, E.C.S. Ohan and Noel R. Krieg
General Microbiology – Roger Y. Stainer, Edward A. Adelberg and John L. Ingraham
Introduction to Microbiology – Walter, McBee and Temple
Introduction to Soil Microbiology – Martin Alexander
Ecology – Ken Killham
Principles of Microbiology – Ronald M. Atlas
Environmental Microbiology. R. M. Maier, I.L Pepper and C.P Gerba. Academic press, Elsevier, 2006.
Fundamentals of Microbiology – Edward Alcamo
Microbiology – Michael J. Pelczar Jr, E.C.S. Ohan and Noel R. Krieg
General Microbiology – Roger Y. Stainer, Edward A. Adelberg and John L. Ingraham
Introduction to Microbiology – Walter, McBee and Temple
Introduction to Soil Microbiology – Martin Alexander
SES 204 Statistics:
Statistics – Its meaning; importance of statistics in soil, water and environmental research.
Data collection and graphical representation; Frequency distribution; Normal distribution; Population
and types of sampling.
Population and Sampling: Concepts, types of sampling, and size of sampling.
Measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode; Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic mean.
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Mathematical expression of measurement: Ratios, rates, proportions. Measurement of morbidity:
Incidence, prevalence, point and period prevalence. Measurement of Risk: Relation between risk and
odds ratio.
Measures of dispersion: Range, Mean deviation, Variance, Standard deviation, Quantities, Co-efficient
of variation, Standard Error, Confidence limit. Chi-Square Test, Probability rules.
Correlation and Regression:
Correlation: Concept, correlation coefficient and its significant; representation of scatter diagram
Regression: Simple and multiple regression, regression coefficient and significance of regression in
biological experiment.
Relationship between variables- Correlation and Regression analysis.
Data collection and graphical representation; Frequency distribution; Normal distribution; Population
and types of sampling.
Population and Sampling: Concepts, types of sampling, and size of sampling.
Measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode; Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic mean.
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Mathematical expression of measurement: Ratios, rates, proportions. Measurement of morbidity:
Incidence, prevalence, point and period prevalence. Measurement of Risk: Relation between risk and
odds ratio.
Measures of dispersion: Range, Mean deviation, Variance, Standard deviation, Quantities, Co-efficient
of variation, Standard Error, Confidence limit. Chi-Square Test, Probability rules.
Correlation and Regression:
Correlation: Concept, correlation coefficient and its significant; representation of scatter diagram
Regression: Simple and multiple regression, regression coefficient and significance of regression in
biological experiment.
Relationship between variables- Correlation and Regression analysis.
Books recommended:
An Introductions to Statistics – Muhammad Ali Mian and M. Alimullah Miyan
Statistical Methods – G.M. Senedicor
Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research – Kwanchai A. Gomez and Arturo A. Gomez
Simple Lessons from Biometry – S.M.Z. Zaman, Kamal Rahim and Manotosh Howlader
Methods in Biostatistics – B.K. Mahajan
An Introductions to Statistics – Muhammad Ali Mian and M. Alimullah Miyan
Statistical Methods – G.M. Senedicor
Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research – Kwanchai A. Gomez and Arturo A. Gomez
Simple Lessons from Biometry – S.M.Z. Zaman, Kamal Rahim and Manotosh Howlader
Methods in Biostatistics – B.K. Mahajan
CM 241H Chemistry of the Elements:
Chemistry of the representative elements: Chemistry of alkali and alkaline earth metals; chemistry of
representative elements of Gr 3A-7A with particular reference to B and Al, C and Si, N and P, O and S
and the chemistry of the halogens.
Metallurgy of some selected elements: Occurrence and extraction of Mg, Al, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Au, Zn, Sn
and Pb.
The First Transition series and the Lanthanides: The metals and their oxidation states; aqueous
chemistry; chemistry of oxides and halides; the lanthanides and actinides – their general features,
oxidation states occurrence and isolation; oxides and hydroxides; aquo ions and oxo salts.
Coordination chemistry: synthesis of coordination compounds; nomenclature and structures of complex
compounds; Werner’s primary and secondary valency concepts; Sidwick’s electronic concept; valency
bond theory; stability of coordination compounds; isomerism in coordination compounds; coordination
compounds in biological systems.
Inert gases: occurrence, isolation and application; chemistry of xenon, other noble gases.
Elements of radiochemistry: discovery of radioactivity; concept of half life and mean life of
radioelements; radioactive decay; isotopes and their uses; artificial radioactivity and nuclear reactions;
nuclear reactors – principles and uses.
representative elements of Gr 3A-7A with particular reference to B and Al, C and Si, N and P, O and S
and the chemistry of the halogens.
Metallurgy of some selected elements: Occurrence and extraction of Mg, Al, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Au, Zn, Sn
and Pb.
The First Transition series and the Lanthanides: The metals and their oxidation states; aqueous
chemistry; chemistry of oxides and halides; the lanthanides and actinides – their general features,
oxidation states occurrence and isolation; oxides and hydroxides; aquo ions and oxo salts.
Coordination chemistry: synthesis of coordination compounds; nomenclature and structures of complex
compounds; Werner’s primary and secondary valency concepts; Sidwick’s electronic concept; valency
bond theory; stability of coordination compounds; isomerism in coordination compounds; coordination
compounds in biological systems.
Inert gases: occurrence, isolation and application; chemistry of xenon, other noble gases.
Elements of radiochemistry: discovery of radioactivity; concept of half life and mean life of
radioelements; radioactive decay; isotopes and their uses; artificial radioactivity and nuclear reactions;
nuclear reactors – principles and uses.
GML 202 Introduction to GIS:
GIS: Components of a GIS, GIS related special hardware and software, Purpose of GIS or GIS in
planning and Management, Major functions of GIS, Instrumental setup of a GIS laboratory.
Maps: Base map and thematic map, Purpose of a map and map scale, Map sources in Bangladesh, Map
features and characteristics., Map projections.
Systems and Geographic data: Computer as a system, AEZ in the GIS system, Spatial analysis and
overlay operations, GIS software and their geometric storage, attribute storage, ARC/INFO and
ARC/View, Geographic data, Presentation of geographic data, Topology, Raster and Vector GIS.
GIS activities in Bangladesh; GIS application areas.
GIS Functional Elements: Data acquisition, Preprocessing, Data management: Advancement in data
management, Characteristics of DBMS, Advantages of databases, Database design, DBMS structure,
RDBMS, Data joining and linking, Data layering or superimposing.
Data Quality and Product generation: Importance of data quality, Data processing and metadata,
Sources of data error, Remedies of data errors, Primary data and secondary data.
Remote Sensing: Principles of RS, Advantages of RS, RS application areas, Relation between GIS and
RS.
GIS Applications: GIS in Agricultural planning and resource management; Technology Dissemination,
Environmental Hazards Assessment, Agro-Environmental research.
Fundamentals of Computer: Characteristics of computers, Computer Network (LAN/WAN), IT in
research, Difference between Computer and Human Beings, Computer Hardware and software
components, Input/ Output Devices.
planning and Management, Major functions of GIS, Instrumental setup of a GIS laboratory.
Maps: Base map and thematic map, Purpose of a map and map scale, Map sources in Bangladesh, Map
features and characteristics., Map projections.
Systems and Geographic data: Computer as a system, AEZ in the GIS system, Spatial analysis and
overlay operations, GIS software and their geometric storage, attribute storage, ARC/INFO and
ARC/View, Geographic data, Presentation of geographic data, Topology, Raster and Vector GIS.
GIS activities in Bangladesh; GIS application areas.
GIS Functional Elements: Data acquisition, Preprocessing, Data management: Advancement in data
management, Characteristics of DBMS, Advantages of databases, Database design, DBMS structure,
RDBMS, Data joining and linking, Data layering or superimposing.
Data Quality and Product generation: Importance of data quality, Data processing and metadata,
Sources of data error, Remedies of data errors, Primary data and secondary data.
Remote Sensing: Principles of RS, Advantages of RS, RS application areas, Relation between GIS and
RS.
GIS Applications: GIS in Agricultural planning and resource management; Technology Dissemination,
Environmental Hazards Assessment, Agro-Environmental research.
Fundamentals of Computer: Characteristics of computers, Computer Network (LAN/WAN), IT in
research, Difference between Computer and Human Beings, Computer Hardware and software
components, Input/ Output Devices.
Books recommended:
Understanding GIS – ESRI
GIS – An Introduction – Jeffrey Star and John Estes
Fundamentals of Computers – V. Rajaraman
Fundamentals of GIS – Michael N. Demers
Proceedings of the first meetings of GIS Technology Users Forum. LQA Project. GIS laboratory
publication no. 3, Dept. of Soil, Water and Environment, Dhaka University.
Understanding GIS – ESRI
GIS – An Introduction – Jeffrey Star and John Estes
Fundamentals of Computers – V. Rajaraman
Fundamentals of GIS – Michael N. Demers
Proceedings of the first meetings of GIS Technology Users Forum. LQA Project. GIS laboratory
publication no. 3, Dept. of Soil, Water and Environment, Dhaka University.