Optional (extra credit) assignments

Optional Assignments

Assignment	Date Assigned	Date Due	points	topic(s)
During the review Asst.	Thu., May 05	Thu., May 05	?	material that might be on the Final Exam
In Class Asst.	Wed., May 04	Wed., May 04 or Thu., May 05 during the review	up to 0.5	material that might be on the Final Exam
Asst. #4	Fri., Apr. 15	Wed., Apr. 20	0.5	forces, winds, thermal circulations, 3-cell model Answers
Asst. #3	Fri., Apr. 8	Mon., Apr. 11	0.1	direction of spinning water draining form toilets and sinks
Asst. #2	Wed., Mar. 23	Mon., Mar. 28	0.5	humidity problem examples
In Class Asst.	Mon., Mar. 21	Mon., Mar. 21	0.25	humidity variables
In Class Asst.	Fri., Mar. 4	Fri., Mar. 4	0.5 pts or green card	controls of temperature
In Class Asst.	Wed., Feb. 23	Wed., Feb. 23	0.3	energy and energy transport Answers
Upper-level Chart Asst.	Mon., Feb. 14	Fri., Feb. 25	0.5 pts or green card	read the Lecture Notes material on Upper-level Charts Pt. 1, Pt. 2, and Pt. 3
Surface map analysis	Mon., Feb. 14	Wed., Feb. 23	0.5	drawing isobars and locating fronts, have a look at these instructions and example
Asst. #1	Mon., Feb. 7	Mon., Feb. 14	0.5	Mostly station model notation and surface weather maps Answers
In Class Asst.	Mon., Jan. 31	Mon., Jan. 31	0.2	Pressure. You'll find the assignment embedded in the Mon., Jan. 31 class notes. Here are the answers to the assignment

You can download and print the assignment in Microsoft WORD format by clicking on the appropriate assignment.

If you make an honest attempt at answering all the questions, you should be able to earn full credit on each assignment. An honest effort includes having the assignment done before coming to class and turning the assignment in at the beginning of class.

There will be a sufficient number of optional assignments for you to be able to earn at least 3 points extra credit by the end of the semester. The extra credit points are added to the average grade computed prior to the final exam.

Note: Only papers with less than full credit will have a grade marked (eg. 4/5 means you have earned 0.4 extra credit points out of the 0.5 total points possible). Papers without a grade have earned full credit.

Also note: The fact that you do not have any answers marked wrong does not necessarily mean you answered all the questions correctly. Frequently the grading load requires that we only look at and grade some of the questions on the optional assignments. You should carefully compare your answers with those on the optional assignment answers handout even if nothing is marked wrong on your paper.