Textbook Reading Assignments

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Date of Assignment
Topic
5th ed.
4th ed.
Comments
Tue., Apr. 22
Hurricanes (Ch. 11)
pps 300-324
pps 294-314

Tue., Apr. 15
Thunderstorms, Lightning, and Tornadoes (Ch. 10)
pps 264-296
pps 258-290

Tue., Apr. 8
Types of Precipitation, Weather Radar (Ch. 5) pps 126-137 pps 127-137
Thu., Apr. 3
Precipitation Processes (Ch. 5) pps 121-126 pps 121-127
Tue., Apr. 1
Clouds (Ch. 4),
Satellite Photographs (Ch. 9)
pps 97-107
pps 240-243
pps 96-108
pps 236-240

Thu., Mar. 27
Relative Humidity and Human Discomfort,
Measuring Humidity, Dew and Frost (Ch. 4)
pps 87-92 pps 86-90

Why the Earth has Seasons (Ch. 2) pps 43-51
pps 42-51

Thu., Mar. 6
Balancing Act - Absorption, Emission, and Equilibrium (Ch. 2) pps 35-43
pps 35-42


Electromagnetic Radiation (Ch. 2) pps 31-34
pps 30-34

Tue., Feb. 26
The Ideal Gas Law (Ch. 6) p. 144
p. 144

Tue., Feb. 26
Temperature, Energy, Energy Transport (Ch. 2) pps 26-31
pps 26-30


The Ozone Hole (Ch. 12)
p. 337
p. 330

Tue., Feb. 5
Weather and Climate (Ch. 1)
Weather Symbols & the Station Model (Appendix C)
Surface and Upper-Air Charts (Ch. 6)
pps 13-22
pps 441-442
pps 148-149
pps 13-22
pps 431-431
pps 148-149



up to, but not including, Why the Wind Blows
Thu., Jan. 31
Atmospheric Pressure (Ch. 6)
Measuring Air Pressure (Ch. 6)
pps 142-144
pps 144-148
pps 142-143
pps 143-148
skim this short section
up to, but not including, Surface & Upper-Air Charts
Tue., Jan. 29
Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere (Ch. 1)
pps 8-13
pps 8-13
up to, but not including, Weather and Climate
Thu., Jan. 24
Acid Deposition (Ch. 12)
pps 347-350
pps 337-339

Thu., Jan. 24
Air Pollution: Trends and Patterns (Ch. 12)
pps 336-340 pps 327-329 up to, but not including, Factors that Affect Air Pollution
Tue., Jan. 22
History of Air Pollution, Types and
Sources of Air Pollutants  (Ch. 12)
pps 328-336 pps 318-327 up to, but not including, Air Pollution: Trends and Patterns
Thu., Jan. 17
Composition of the Atmosphere (Ch. 1)
pps 2-7
pps 2-7