Prerequisites: Prerequisite courses are Calculus I and II. Math 230.  Physics I can be taken concurrently.  This course will illustrate that math is inseparable from meteorology.  Be prepared to use and improve your math and problem-solving skills.  If you have math deficiencies, please come see me.

Text: Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey, by John Wallace and Peter Hobbs. This is a required text. I will mention other books and websites of interest as we proceed through the course.

Class notes: Taking notes in class is a good way to learn.

Assignments: Homework will be assigned for each chapter of the book. The purpose of these problems is to help you think and to apply what you have learned.  I advise you to do as much work as possible on your own so as to develop your math and problem solving skills.  Work together only when you are stuck (which should happen less and less as time and trying goes on).

Quizzes: Short quizzes will be given on most chapters. These quizzes will cover material in the text, class notes, and classroom discussions.

1-hour exams: You will be given two 1-hour exams. These exams will test you on material covered up to that point.

Final exam: The final exam will be comprehensive, but will cover the material presented after the second 1-hour exam in a more detail. You will be asked to contribute questions to the exam.

Late homework: A 5% drop in grade will occur for each day that the homework is late.

Missed quizzes and tests: Quizzes may occur at any time. You will not be allowed to make up quizzes, but the lowest grade will be dropped. Make-up exams are possible for bona fide excuses, as judged by me. The make-up exam will be somewhat more difficult that the original.

Grading policy: The letter grades for the course will be related to the weighted numerical averages by a combination of absolute values and a grading curve.

Grading:     Homework 15%

Scheduled final exam: Tuesday, May 1, 10:10-Noon (preliminary)