Tentative Lecture Schedule, Fall 2005, PGEOG250: Earth Systems Science I

  Professor Haydee Salmun, August 27, 2005.

Month	Date	Day	Session  #	Lectures	Labs
August	30	Tuesday	1	Introductory Lecture: Ch. 1 – Global Change, Overview
September	2	Friday	2	The ‘math’ myth – how much, how little – workout!
	6	Tuesday	3	Ch. 1 continued; Ch.3 begins
	9	Friday	4	Ch. 3 - Global Radiation Balance
	13	Tuesday	5		1. Earth Radiation Balance
	16	Friday	6		1. Earth Radiation Balance - continued
	20	Tuesday	7	Ch. 3 Global Energy Balance, Greenhouse Effect
	23	Friday	8	Ch. 3 ends - Ch. 2: Systems Thinking begins
	27	Tuesday	9	Ch. 2: The Gaia Hypothesis, Daisyworld
	30	Friday	10	*Review for Mid-Term I* Mid-Term Exam I will be assigned – Due by Tuesday October 4^th!!! includes everything covered in lectures, homeworks and labs	Come prepared to ask questions!
October	4	Tuesday		No Class – College schedule
	7	Friday	11		2. Daisyworld
	11	Tuesday		No Class - Monday Schedule
	14	Friday	12		2. Daisyworld - continued
	18	Tuesday	13	Ch. 4 Atmospheric Circulation System
	21	Friday	14	Ch. 4 continued
	25	Tuesday	15	Ch. 4 continued
	28	Friday	16	Ch. 4 continued
November	1	Tuesday	17	Ch. 5 Oceanic Circulation
	4	Friday	18	Ch. 5 continued
	8	Tuesday	19		3. Thermal Damping - Response Time - Seasons
	11	Friday	20	Ch 5 continued Review for Mid-Term II Chapters 2, 4 and part of 5.	Come prepared to ask questions!
	15	Tuesday	21	Mid-Term Exam II: includes everything covered in lectures and labs since last exam	Come to classroom on time!
	18	Friday	22	Ch. 5 continued – work in class
	22	Tuesday	23	Ch. 6 Modeling the Atmosphere-Ocean System
	25	Friday		No Class – Thanksgiving Recess
	29	Tuesday	24	Ch. 6 continued AND summary of Ch.7: Solid Earth Circulation, Plate Tectonics
December	2	Friday	25	Ch. 8 The Carbon Cycle
	6	Tuesday	26		4. Carbon Cycle
	9	Friday	27	Ch. 8 continued	4. Carbon Cycle (cont’d)
	13	Tuesday	28	Ch. 8 continued - Review for Final Exam	Come prepared to ask questions!
December	20	Tuesday		Final Exam 9:00 – 11:00 am