Atmospheric Sciences 171: Section 3 (Honors Section)
Course Information for Spring, 2000
To make sure we're all on the same page, those students enrolled
in the honors section should inform the instructor (Dr. David Flittner;
PAS 566D, 626-7261, flittner@atmo.arizona.edu)
that
they have read this page and understand the requirements for being enrolled
in this section as opposed to being enrolled in Section 1 of the course.
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What
is an honors experience?
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Additional requirements for Honors Section:
In addition to the requirements of the regular section (section 1),
students in the honors section will be required to:
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Complete all the "optional" or "extra credit" assignments given during
the year, which should be a minor thing. This however means that
these assignments will not be counted as "extra credit", but as part of
the regular grade.
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More importantly is the completion of a "honors project." As mentioned
in the general class information, those students enrolled in the Honors
section must also complete an independent research project of their choice.
This project should combine material and information gained from the regular
course work and outside information, possibly from another field of study.
Some possible topics are:
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The impacts upon society brought about by severe weather events (i.e. hurricanes,
floods, droughts, tornadoes) or climatic changes (i.e. global warming/greenhouse
effect, ozone hole).
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History of modern meteorology.
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Development of technology for the measurement of atmospheric parameters
(i.e. radar, satellite remote sensing of the atmosphere).
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Role of climate in the distribution of plants and animals.
Monthly progress reports consisting of no more than one paragraph (just
one sentence will often suffice) must be submitted at the end of each month.
This is to keep the instructor informed as to the status of the student's
project and hopefully cause the student to be working upon the project
through-out the semester instead of only during the last few weeks (which
never is a pretty scenario for all those involved). The first progress
report is due Feb. 1 and should include the topic of research. It is conceivable
that the specific topic might change during the semester as the interest
and subject matter knowledge of the student changes.
Joe Lin's Project
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