PHYSICS 171 Tentative Schedule (subject to change)
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Week |
Date |
Topics |
Comments |
Lab |
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1 |
8/25 & 8/28 |
Scales, structures, phenomena |
0. rain gauge design | |
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2 |
9/1 & 9/4 |
Orbit and radiation |
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1. Station Models and isopleths |
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3 |
9/11 |
Radiation and Temperature |
No class Tues, Labor day switch
PS 1 due Friday |
no lab |
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4 |
9/15 & 9/18 |
Temperature and Moisture |
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2. Sundial |
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5 |
9/23 & 9/25 |
Moisture |
PS 2 due Fri |
3. Dewpoint measurement |
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6 |
9/29 & 10/02 |
Moisture/Review/Exam |
Exam #1 FRI. (ch 1-4) |
Exam Review/4. Radar (Fri) |
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7 |
10/06 & 10/9 |
Remote Sensing |
Issue Analysis #1 due Fri. NO CLASS MEETING FRI. |
4. Radar Tue., No lab Fri |
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8 |
10/16 |
Pressure and Wind |
No Class Tues, Fall Break |
5. Geostrophic winds (Fri) |
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9 |
10/20 & 10/23 |
Vertical Stability |
Cloudspotter Reading due |
5. Geostrophic winds (Tue) 6. Stability (Fri) |
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10 |
10/27 & 10/30 |
Stability and Skew-T |
Completed Gauge Due in lab |
6 Stability (Tue) 7. Skew-T (Fri) |
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11 |
11/03 & 11/06 |
Convection and Severe Storms |
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7. Skew-T (Tue) 8. Severe Weather (Fri) |
| 12 | 11/10 & 11/13 | Numerical Models/Forecasting |
PS 2 due Tues Exam #2 Fri (Ch. 5-9) |
8. Severe Weather (Tue) 9. Forecast Contest (Fri) |
| 13 | 11/17 & 11/20 | Models and Forecasting | Issue Analysis #2 due Fri. |
9. Forecast Contest (Tue) 10. Acid Rain (Fri) |
| 14 | 11/24 | Pollution and Greenhouse effect |
no class Fri, Thanksgiving |
11. Acid Rain (Tue) |
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15 |
12/1 & 12/4 |
Climate change |
PS 5 due Fri |
11. Climate Change |
| 16 | TBA | FINAL EXAM |