Atmospheric Science 101 - Summer 2000 Course Schedule

Week of June 19

Subject Matter: Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere; Heat and Energy: Seasons

Text Reading: Ch. 1 and 2

Homework Assignment: (Due 6/27)

Ch.1 -- 1,3,4,5,6,8,9,16,18,20

Ch. 2 -- 1,2,3,5,6,8,9,10,13,15

Week of June 26

Subject Matter: Temp. Variations; Atmospheric Moisture; Clouds

Text Reading: Ch. 3 and 4

Homework Assignment: (Due 7/5)

Ch. 3 -- 1,2,5,7,12,13,15,17,19,20

Ch. 4 -- 2,3,4,6,7,9,13,15,16,17

 

Week of July 3

Subject Matter: Clouds (cont'd); Precipitation

Text Reading: Ch. 5

Homework Assignment: (Due 7/11)

Ch.5 -- 1,2,4,7,10,13,14,16,21,24

Other Key Dates:

July 4 -- No class.

July 5 -- Project #1 assigned.

July 7 -- Test #1

 

Week of July 10

Subject Matter: Atmos. Optics; Atmos. Forces & Wind

Text Reading: Ch. 15 and 6

Homework Assignment: (Due 7/18)

Ch.15 -- 1,2,3,14,19

Ch. 6 -- 2,3,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,20,21,22

 

Week of July 17

Subject Matter: Forces & Wind (cont'd); Atmos. Circulation

Text Reading: Ch. 7

Homework Assignment: (Due 7/25)

Ch.7 -- 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,13,17

Other Key Dates:

July 21 -- Project #1 due.

 

Week of July 24

Subject Matter: Air Masses; Fronts; Mid-Latitude Cyclones

Text Reading: Ch. 8

Homework Assignment: (Due 8/1)

Ch. 8 -- 3,4,5,6,10,11,12,14,15,16

Other Key Dates:

July 24 -- Project #2 assigned.

July 28 -- Test #2

 

Week of July 31

Subject Matter: Western WA Wind & Snow Storms; Weather Forecasting

Text Reading: Ch. 9

Homework Assignment: (Due 8/8)

Ch. 9 -- 1,2,3,6,7,9,11,13,14,16

 

Week of Aug. 7

Subject Matter: Thunderstorms; Tornadoes; Hurricanes

Text Reading: Ch. 10 & 11

Homework Assignment: (Due 8/15)

Ch. 10 -- 3,4,5,8,11,12,13,15,16,19,21,22

Ch. 11 -- 3,10,11,13,14,17,18,20

 

Week of Aug. 14

Subject Matter: Air Pollution; Global Climate Change

Text Reading: Ch. 12 and 13

Homework Assignment: (Due 8/18)

Ch. 12 -- 2,11,12,13,18

Ch. 13 -- 2,3,4,15,18

Other Key Dates:

Aug. 14 -- Project #2 due.

Aug. 18 -- Final Exam