Optional Assignments



Assignment
 Date Assigned
 Date Due
 points
 topic(s)
Last assignment of the semester
 Mon., Apr. 16
 Fri., Apr. 20
 0.5
 forces, winds, thermal circulations, 3-cell model  Answers
At-home assignment
 Mon., Apr. 9
 Fri., Apr. 13
 0.1
 direction of spinning water in a toilet or a sink
In-class assignment
 Fri., Apr. 6
 Fri., Apr. 6
 0.15
 1st law of motion, forces, upper level winds  Answers
In-class assignment (sort of)
 Fri., Mar. 23
 Fri. 3/23 or Mon. 3/26
 0.2
 challenging questions about humidity concepts, you'll find Answers
to the questions at the end of the Mon., Mar. 26 lectures notes.
Take-home assignment #4
 Wed., Mar. 21
 Wed.,  Mar. 28
 0.5
 humidity example problems  Answers
Take-home assignment #3
 Mon., Mar. 19
 Mon., Mar. 26
 0.4
 controls of temperature  Answers
In-class assignment
 Mon., Mar. 19
 Mon., Mar. 19
 0.15
 humidity variables  Answer
In-class assignment
 Fri., Feb. 24
 Fri., Feb. 24
 0.2
 Energy and energy transport  Answers
Take-home assignment #2
 Fri., Feb. 17
 Fri., Feb. 24
 0.5 pts &
green card
 upper level charts
(read the online material on upper level charts: Pt. 1, Pt. 2, and Pt. 3)
to earn the green card you must answer 85% of the questions correctly
Take-home assignment #1
 Mon., Feb. 6
 Mon., Feb. 13
 0.5
 ideal gas law, troposphere & stratosphere, surface weather maps  Answers
In-class assignment
 Fri., Jan. 20
 Fri., Jan. 20
 0.15
 composition of the atmosphere and air pollutants  Answers


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.