Reading Assignments

You are expected to read the material listed under each day BEFORE attending the corresponding lecture. Material listed by chapter and page numbers are from the textbook, Essentials of Meteorology, 5th Edition by C. Donald Ahrens. You are also expected to read all linked material
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January 2008

14 15 16
1st day of class
17 18
Introduction to 500 mb maps
Chapter 6, pg. 150 (Focus Section)
21
MLK Day -- No classes
22 23
Appendix C, pgs. 441-442
Interpreting Surface Station Models
Interpreting Upper Level Station Models
Chapter 1, pgs. 1-2
24 25
Chapter 1, pgs. 1-9
More on 500 mb maps
HW #1 Due
28
Read over homework #2 assignment
Chapter 1, pgs. 8-13
29 30
Chapter 6, pgs. 142-144, 147-149
31  

February 2008

        1
Chapter 6, pgs. 149-156
4
Chapter 6, pgs. 156-159
HW #2 Due
5 6
Quiz #1
7 8
Chapter 6, pgs. 158-160
500 mb height pattern and surface weather
Chapter 8, Focus Sections, pgs. 228,229
11
500 mb height pattern and surface weather
Chapter 8, pgs. 204-214
12 13
Chapter 8, pgs. 214-222
14 15
Chapter 8, pgs. 222-231
18
Re-read end of Chapter 8
19 20
Quiz #2
21 22
Chapter 9, pgs. 244-247
Numerical weather forecasting
Chapter 2, pgs. 26-27
25
Chapter 2, pgs. 27-30
HW #3 Due
26 27
Chapter 4, pgs. 80-85
28 29
Chapter 4, pgs. 85-89; 91-92

March 2008

3
Review previous material from Chapter 4
4 5
HW #4 Due
Quiz #3
6 7
Chapter 4, pgs. 92-95; 97-104
Chapter 2, pg. 31, focus section
10
Chapter 5, pgs. 112-120
11 12
Reread Chapter 5 material
Chapter 10, pgs. 264-267
13 14
Chapter 10, pgs. 264-275
17
Spring Break
18 19
Spring Break
20 21
Spring Break
24
Chapter 5, pgs. 132-134
Chapter 10, pgs. 266-276
25 26
Chapter 10, pgs. 277-283
27 28
Chapter 10, pgs. 283-294
Tornado Alley Page
31
Tornado Alley Page
Re-read or review as necessary for quiz
       

April 2008

  1 2
HW #5 Due
Quiz #4
3 4
Hurricanes -- Chapter 11, pgs. 300-323,
except, p. 314,
except material on Camille, Hugo, Andrew, Ivan,
and except section "Modifying Hurricanes"
7
Hurricanes -- Chapter 11, pgs. 300-323,
except, p. 314,
except material on Camille, Hugo, Andrew, Ivan,
and except section "Modifying Hurricanes"
8 9
Review Chapter 11 as necessary
10 11
Chapter 2, pgs. 31-35, except, pg. 33
Supplemental reading material for electromagnetic radiation
14
Review Chapter 2, pgs. 31-35
Supplemental reading material for electromagnetic radiation
Chapter 15, pgs. 416-421 (1st 4 sections of chapter)
15 16
Quiz #5
17 18
Chapter 15, pgs. 416-421 (1st 4 sections of chapter)
Chapter 2, pgs. 43-51, except pg. 44
21
Review Ch. 2 assignment from Friday
22 23
Chapter 2, pgs. 35-36, 40-42
24 25
Chapter 2, pgs. 35-36, 40-42
28
Review Friday's reading as necessary
HW #6 Due
29 30
Quiz #6
   

May 2008

      1 2
No Class
5
Review for Final Exam
6 7
Review for Final Exam
Last Day of Class
8 9
Final Exam
Section 31: (11:00-1:00)
12 13 14 15 16
Final Exam
Section 32: (8:00-10:00)