Announcements:

Thursday, December 15:

Final grades have been posted under the grades link. I will not turn in the official grade sheets until tomorrow afternoon (Friday, Dec 16). If you believe that a mistake was made in computing your grade, please contact me before I turn in the grades. Have a nice winter break!!

Tuesday, December 6:

Course grades before the final are now posted. If you have any questions I will be happy to answer them in class tomorrow. Remember the final is optional, so if decide not to take the final exam, you will get the letter grade posted next to your class web name.

Friday, December 2:

This year's exam 1 and exam 2 are available under the OLD EXAMS link. We will go over these exams on Monday to help prepare you for the final. Exam 3 will be posted after everyone has taken the exam.

Wednesday, November 30:

Last year's final exam is available under the OLD EXAMS link. We will go over the exam and discuss this year's final exam in class next Monday, December 5. In addition, I am willing to try to answer any questions you may have about the course material or anything else about weather and climate that we did not cover during the course.

Monday, November 21:

Homework #5 (Global Warming Paper) has been posted on the homework link. It is Due in class on Friday, December 2.

Monday, November 21:

The relevant practice questions (for exam 3 Friday, December 2) from last year's exams have been listed under the OLD EXAMS link. We will go over the answers to those questions during the in-class review on Wednesday, November 30.

Monday, October 31:

Exam 2 grades are posted. The average is 80 again.

Monday, October 17:

The relevant practice questions (for exam 2 next Wednesday, Oct. 26) from last year's exams have been listed under the OLD EXAMS link. We will go over the answers to those questions during the in-class review next Monday, October 24.

Tuesday, October 5:

Homework #4 Severe Weather Paper is posted on the homework link. It is due on October 19. I will discuss the homework assignment in class. A paper copy of the assignment will not be handed out.

Tuesday, September 27:

Grades for Exam #1 have been posted. The average was 80.5.

Friday, September 16:

Last year's exams (for Fall 2004) have been linked under the Old Exams Button. I also give you a list of questions relevant for this year's exam. This should give you an idea of the type of questions that I ask, but I will not ask the same questions. Also we covered hurricanes in more detail this year compared to last, so expect more hurricane questions.

Thursday, September 15:

Grades for homework #2 have been posted.

Friday, September 9:

Homework #3 has been posted. It is due Monday, September 19. We have covered enough material for you to do questions 1 and 2. We will finish stability on Monday, which will give you enough information to complete question 3. A paper copy of the assignment will be handed out in class Monday.

Thursday, September 8:

As of 11:00 AM, I added some information at the bottom of the lecture page "Moving parcels up and down in the atmosphere". I apologize if you have already printed the page. The reason I did it is that I am trying to get us to hurricanes as quickly as possible (probably starting on Monday).

Thursday, September 1:

Homework #2 is available from homework link. Paper copies will also be distributed in class. It is due Monday, September 12.

Wednesday, August 31:

All Homework #1 grades and webnames have been posted. Make sure you can find your webname. I still haven't received homeworks from 3 students. You still need to turn it in (see homework link).

Monday, August 29:

Homework #1 is due by the end of class on Wednesday. See homework link if you have not completed it yet.

I posted what I have as of 4 PM today under the grades link. Please make sure you can find your class webname. If you forgot your webname, e-mail me and I can tell you what it is. There are still 10 people registered for the class who have not turned in homework #1.

Monday, August 22:

Welcome to Atmospheric Sciences 336. Periodically check this area for announcements.

Course Objectives:

This course examines basic weather phenomena, climate variability and climate change, and their associated effects on people. The possibility and implications of human-caused changes in the climate system are also discussed.

Course Hours/Location:

M, W, F   11:00 - 11:50 PM  
Integrated Learning Center (ICL), Room 137.

Web page:

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/students/courselinks/fall05/atmo336s1/home.html

Instructor:

Dr. Dale Ward, Research Scientist
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Email: ward@atmo.arizona.edu
Office: Physics and Atmospheric Sciences (PAS) Building, Room 566D.

Teaching Assistant:

Class Notes / Important Dates:

There is no textbook for this course. Lectures will be based on the Lecture Pages available from the class web page and additional material that will be distributed during lectrues throughout the semester.

Important dates, such as homework deadlines, exam dates, etc., will be posted in the class calendar.

Grading:

Homework:

Homework assignments will be given periodically during the semester. These will consist of short written papers and brief problem sets.

Your homework assignments will be graded on the quality and clarity of your English as well as their content. No cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, or plagiarism will be tolerated (see the Code of Academic Integrity).

All homework assignments assigned during class will also be available on the class web page. Homework assignments turned in late will incur a grade reduction of 10% per day. Homework accounts for 25% of your final grade.

Exams:

There will be 3 in-class exams and a final exam. You will be given the entire class period to complete each exam. Exam grades account for 75% of your final grade. Each in-class exam will account for 25% of your final grade. The exams will consist of a mixture of multiple choice and short answer questions.

Questions from previous exams will be made available on the class web pages.

The final exam is scheduled for 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Wednesday, Dec 14. The final exam is optional. If you decide to take it, the final exam grade replaces the lowest of the grades of your previous exams (even if it is lower). Thus, if you do poorly on one exam or miss one exam, you can make it up by taking the final. Each of you will be informed of your class grade before the final. If you have an "A" or are pleased with your grade, you should not take the final exam. The final exam is comprehensive. The final exam grade cannot be used to replace your homework grade, so do your homework and turn it in on time.

Exam Policy:

You are expected to read the relevant material from the class notes. Exams will be taken from both the lecture material (including web pages and links therein) and the reading assignments.

Please contact the instructor (preferrably via e-mail) as soon as possible if for an unexpected reason you are unable to be in class for an exam. A make-up exam will be arranged with sufficient proof. No make-up exam will be given unless you notify the instructor BEFORE missing the exam in class. In general, I would prefer make-up exams to be taken before the exam is given in class.

Grade Scale:

Your final grade will be curved and therefore depends on everybody else's grades. However, the grade scale will not be any more difficult than A(90%); B(80%); C(70%); D(60%).