Lecture Topics

1. Water

2. Hydrologic Cycle

3. Evaporation and Transpiration

4. Infiltration

5. Surface-water, Ground-water Interaction

6. Stream Discharge

7. Porosity

8. More Porosity, Specific Yield, Specific Retention

9. Darcy's Law

10. Measuring Permeability and Aquifer Properties

11. Storativity and Specific Yield

12. Homogeneity and Isotropy

13. Fresh Water Head

14. Equations of Ground-water Flow

15. Flow Lines

16. Steady-flow Equations

17. Vadose Zone

18. Unsaturated Flow Theory

19. Ground-water Flow to Wells

20. Theim Equation

21. Theis Method

22. Jacob Method

23. Hantush Method

24. Neuman Method

25. Theoretical Time-Drawdown Relationship

26. Slug tests

27. Hvorslev Slug Test Method

28. Bouwer and Rice

29. Specific Capacity

30. Case Studies

31. Regional Ground-water Flow

32. High Plains Aquifer

33. Ground-water Interaction with Regional Aquifers, Lakes, and Wetlands

34. Dakota Regional Aquifer

35. Inorganic Chemicals in Ground Water

36. Chemical Reactions

37. Isotope Hydrology

38. Sources of Ground-water Contamination

39. Sampling in the Saturated and Vadose Zones

40. Ground Water Management

41. Water Law

42. Surficial Geophysical Methods