INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY
ATMO 451a/551a
Syllabus
Overall Goal: Provide a foundation in physical meteorology that is suitable for professional employment and/or advanced study in the atmospheric sciences.
Prerequisite: Thorough understanding of basic physics and mathematics (through ordinary differential equations) and the material covered in General Meteorology: Physical (ATMO 300a) and Dynamic (ATMO 300b).
Instructor: Professor E. Philip Krider
Office Hours: 3:00 to 5:00PM (most days) or by appointment
Room 506 PAS
Office Phone: 621-6836 (or 621-6831)
Teaching Assistant: Walter Kolczynski, Jr.
Office Hours: Thursday 1-3pm (MWF, or T after 2:30PM, by arrangement)
Room 476 PAS
Office Phone: 626-5123
Home Phone: 514-1992
Class Hours: MWF 11:00-11:50am, PAS488
Textbooks: Reference List
Homework: I will assign homework that is based on the material discussed in class. The ideas and methods used in the homework may be included on the exams. Several points:
  • Homework problems can be done individually or by groups of 2 to 4 students. I encourage you to work in teams, if you like, because in past years I have found that you can sometimes learn more by discussing the ideas and methods with other students than you can on your own, especially at the beginning of the course. Also, each of you has a different perspective and background that can often benefit the group. If solutions are prepared by a team, then I ask that each member of the team sign each solution and indicate what they have contributed to that assignment.
  • Homework problems will usually be asssigned one week before they are due. Your grade will be reduced 15% for each week, or part of a week, your assignment is late.
Examinations: The exams will be based on material discussed in class, the homework, the class handouts, and class discussions. The problems will be designed to test your understanding of the material and to apply what you have learned in a new situation. Of course, the work you submit on an examination must be entirely your own work (see the Code of Academic Integrity).
Course Grading: 2 Hour Exams (@20% each)
Homework
Final Exam
Class Participation
Total		 40% [October 1 and November 7, 2003]
20%
30% [December 17, 11:00AM - 1:00 PM]
10%
100%
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