|
Week |
Tuesday Classes |
Thursday Classes |
| 1 |
Aug 25 |
Topic #1 Course Overview |
Aug 27 |
#2 On Science and Being a Scientist |
| 2 |
Sep
1 |
Topic #3 Global Change & Quantifying It |
Sep 3 |
Topic #4 Energy & Matter Overview |
| 3 |
Sep
8 |
Topic # 5 Electromagnetic Energy |
Sep 10 |
Topic #6 The Electromagnetic Spectrum |
| 4 |
Sep 15 |
TEST #1
followed by "Saved by the Sun" video |
Sep 17 |
Topic #7 The Radiation Laws |
| 5 |
Sep 22 |
Topic #8 Atmospheric Structure & Composition |
Sep 24 |
Intro to Tree Rings and Dendrochronology |
| 6 |
Sep
29 |
Topic #9a - Thermodynamics & G-2 Wood Kits |
Oct 1 |
Topic #9b - Thermodynaimcs (cont.) + Laws of
Motion |
| 7 |
Oct
6 |
TEST #2 and group work for Assignment I-3 |
Oct 8 |
I-3 Group work: Class Bristlecone Pine
Activity (cont.) |
| 8 |
Oct 13 |
Mini-Midterm Review & I-3 Class Activity |
Oct 15 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
| 9 |
Oct 20 |
Topic #10 Global Energy Balance |
Oct 22 |
Topic #11 Systems & Feedbacks |
| 10 |
Oct 27 |
Topic # 12 Natural Climatic Processes |
Oct 29 |
Topic #13 Natural Climatic Forcing |
| 11 |
Nov
3 |
TEST # 3
and wrap up of group work for G-3 |
Nov 5 |
Topic #13 (pt 2) Natural Climatic
Forcing - Volcanism |
| 12 |
Nov 10 |
Topic #14 Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere |
Nov 12 |
Topic # 15 Observations of Climatic
Variability |
| 13 |
Nov 17 |
Topic #16 Global Warming & Anthropogenic
Forcing |
Nov 19 |
TEST #4 and G-6 Group
presentation planning |
| 14 |
Nov 24 |
Topic #17 The IPCC Findings - Pt 1 |
Nov 26 |
Thanksgiving Day - no class |
| 15 |
Dec
1 |
Topic #17 The IPCC - Pt 2: More Impacts |
Dec 3 |
Topic# 17 The IPCC- Pt 3:
Adaptation & Mitigation |
| 16 |
Dec
8 |
The Last Class: Group Presentations, film & "Climategate:
NOTE: read all the announcments! |
Dec 10 |
Reading Day |
|
Sorry, but no early Final Exams will be
administered. See
Final Exam Regulations
FINAL EXAM DATE: Tuesday
December 15, 2009
LEC 40 FINAL EXAM : 11:00 am - 1:00
pm in ILC 140 |
