ATM S 442, Winter 1999

Atmospheric Motions II

Instructors: Professor James R. Holton
408A Atmospheric Sciences Bldg., 543-4010
holton@atmos.washington.edu

and

Dr. Lynn McMurdie
624 Atmospheric Sciences Bldg., 685-9405
mcmurdie@atmos.washington.edu

Lectures: MWF, 1:30-2:20 PM; Laboratory: T 1:30-4:20 PM

Office Hours: Prof.Holton: MW, 3:30-4:30 PM; Dr. McMurdie: by chance or appointment.

Required Tools: Pencils, ruler, protractor and calculator for manual portion of lab, as well as departmental Sun workstations for numerical exercises.

Textbook: An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, by J.R. Holton (Academic Press, 1992, third edition. pp. 511). We will cover chapters six through ten, and chapter thirteen.

Evaluation:

There will be regularly assigned homeworks, a midterm exam and a final exam. The evaluation procedure for the lecture portion of the course will be as follows:

Homework: 40%; Midterm 25%; Final 25%; Discussion 10%

The total class grade will be weighted 75% lecture/25% laboratory

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