Course Calendar

Format For The Daily Schedule

Tentative Lecture Schedule - Spring 2002

DATE

 

TOPIC

READ

HOMEWORK

April

1

Atmosphere and weather

Chapter 1

 

 

3

Air temperature

pp. 25-45, Chapter 3

 

 

4-5

Discussion 1

 

 

 

 

8

Atmospheric moisture I

Chapter 5

A#1

 

10

Atmospheric moisture II

Chapter 5

 

 

11-12

Discussion 2

 

 

 

 

15

Atmospheric stability and instability

Chapter 7

D#1, A#2

 

17

Clouds and stability/instability

Chapter 6

 

 

18-19

Discussion 3

 

 

 

 

22

Precipitation

Chapter 8

D#2

 

24

Air pressure and winds I

Chapter 9

 

 

25-26

Discussion 4: Exam preview

 

 

 

 

29

Mid-term exam (April 1–April 22)

 

 

May

1

Air pressure and winds II

 Chapter 9

 

 

2-3

Discussion 5

 

 

 

6

Global pressure and global winds

pp. 273-288

A#3

 

8

Fronts and extratropical cyclones

Chapters 12 & 13

 

 

9-10

Discussion 6

 

 

 

 

13

Severe thunderstorms

pp. 381-396

D#3

 

15

Lightning and thunder

pp. 396-403

A#4

 

16-17

Discussion 7

 

 

 

 

20

Tornadoes I

pp. 403-415

 

 

22

Tornadoes II

pp. 403-415

D#4, A#5

 

23-24

Discussion 8

 

 

 

 

27

HOLIDAY

 

 

 

29

Hurricanes I

Chapter 16

D#5

 

30-31

Discussion 9

 

 

 

June

3

Hurricanes II

Chapter 16

 

 

5

Floods

pp. 391-393

 

 

6

Drought and exam preview (Monday classes)

 

 

 

7

Discussion 10: Exam preview

 

 

 

June

8

FINAL EXAM, 10:30–12:30

(April 24–June 7)