Lecture Schedule, Spring 2006, PGEOG130, Weather and Climate

  Professor Haydee Salmun, January 27, 2006.

Month

Date

Day

Lecture #

Subject

Required Reading

 January

27

Friday

1

Introductory Lecture

The Earth, The Atmosphere

Chapter 1

 

 

31

Tuesday

2

The Atmosphere

 Ch. 1

February

3

Friday

3

The Atmosphere

 Ch. 1

 

7

Tuesday

4

Heating, Energy, Seasons

 Chapter 2 

 

10

Friday

5

Heating, Energy, Seasons

 Ch. 2

 

14

Tuesday

6

Temperature

 Chapter 3

 

17

Friday

7

Temperature 

 Chapter 3

 

21

Tuesday

 

No Class - Monday Schedule

 

 

24

Friday

8

Temperature

Ch.

 

28

Tuesday

9

Mid-Term Exam I: includes everything up to and including Ch. 3 and week 3 of lab work

Come to classroom on time!

 March

3

Friday

10

Moisture and Stability

 Chapter 4

 

7

Tuesday

11

Moisture and Stability

 Ch. 4

 

10

Friday

12

Condensation and Precipitation

 Chapter 5

 

14

Tuesday

13

Condensation and Precipitation

 Ch. 5

 

17

Friday

14

Air pressure and winds

 Chapter 6

 

21

Tuesday

15

Air pressure and winds

 Ch. 6

 

24

Friday

16

Air pressure and winds

 Ch. 6 -

 

28

Tuesday

17

General Circulation of the atmosphere

 Chapter 7

 

31

Friday

18

Mid-Term Exam II: includes everything up to and including Ch. 6 and week 8 of lab work

Come to classroom on time!

April

4

Tuesday

19

General Circulation

 Ch. 7

 

7

Friday

20

General Circulation

 Ch. 7

  

11

Tuesday

21

Air Masses

 Chapter 8

 

14

Friday

 

No Class – Spring Recess

 

 

18

Tuesday

 

No Class – Spring Recess

 Ch. 9

 

21

Friday

 

No Class – Spring Recess

 

 

25

Tuesday

22

Weather Patterns

 Chapter 9

  

28

Friday

23

Weather Patterns

 Ch.

 May

2

Tuesday

24

Air Pollution

 Chapter 13

 

5

Friday

25

Air Pollution

 Ch. 13

 

9

Tuesday

26

Climate Change

 Chapter 14

 

12

Friday

27

Climate Change

 Ch.14

 

16

Tuesday

28

Review for Final Exam

 

Come prepared to ask questions!

May

23

Tuesday

 

Final Exam: 11:30 - 1:30

Includes all chapters covered in lectures and labs since the last midterm