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Section 01 Spring 2010 Lecture:
11:00 – 11:50 MWF S245
Lab:
Section 11 12:00
– 1:40 W S250
Section 12 12:00
– 1:40
M
S250
Section 13 12:00
–
1:40
T
S250
Teaching Scientist: Ed Wehling Ed
or Professor Wehling
Office: S208
Office phone: 763-433-1174
Email: ed.wehling@anokaramsey.edu
Office hours: M:10:00-10:50
T: 2:00-2:50
W:10:00-10:50 F:10:00-10:50
12:00-12:50
Textbook: Aguado & Burt, Understanding Weather and
Climate 5th edition--Textbook is NOT required!
Course Manual: Available in the bookstore.
Course manual IS required! [Spring 2010 version]
How are grades determined?
Your grade in the course is primarily based on your
performance on the exams. Your labs can improve your course grade.
Course grades Grade
>81%
A
69-81%
B
57-69%
C
<57%
F
Exam average Grade
>81%
A
69-81%
B
57-69%
C
<57%
F
# labs passed Points added
Increase
(out of 14)
to best exam
in course grade
13
20 .38 letter grade
12
15 .28 letter grade
11
10 .19 letter grade
10
5 .09 letter grade
9 or less fail class
What are lecture classes like?
- During most of each class period I will be
explaining the physical processes of Meteorology.
- I will be writing on the board.
- I will be showing images. These images are
available on
eReserve. You are
responsible for the information we discuss on images that are marked
with *.
- We will be applying what we learn to the current
weather.
- We will be analyzing the current weather and
doing forecasts.
- Topic outlines for the
course are available.
- Attendance is not required for lectures.
What are lab classes like?
- Attendance
--Lab attendance is required to complete the course objectives.
--The lab meets for the entire 100-minute time period listed in the schedule. You may not
always spend 100 minutes in lab, but be prepared for it.
--You must attend the lab in which you are enrolled.
--There are no makeup labs.
- Late to lab
--If you are more than 10 minutes late for a lab, you will not be
allowed to participate.
--Everyone has circumstances that result in their being late once in a while. However,
repeated tardiness will not be tolerated. If you are regularly late to
lab, you may not be allowed to participate.
- Course manual
--You must have a Fall 2009 copy
of the course manual
to participate in lab.
- Clothing
--Be prepared to go outside each week. Many labs have an
outdoor component.
- Equipment highly recommended.
All of these are available at the bookstore.
--Pencil
--Pen
--Eraser (separate eraser)
--Colored pencil
- Lab grading
--The labs will be graded
pass/fail.
--The first time that you turn in
an unacceptable lab writeup, you will receive a warning. The lab will be
counted as a pass if you have no further unacceptable labs.
--If the lab writeup is significantly incomplete, you will receive a
failing grade for the lab.
- Lab meetings
--Labs meet every day that classes meet, with the following
exceptions:
--There will be no labs during finals week.
--There will be no required labs on the following dates. Instead, these times will be study sessions open
to all students:
--Tuesday, Jan. 19
12:00-1:40
--Wednesday, Jan. 20 12:00-1:40
--Tuesday, Feb. 16
12:00-1:40
--Wednesday, Feb. 17 12:00-1:40
- Lab objectives
--To give you the chance to experience and learn about Meteorology in a low-stress,
hands-on, non-lecture environment.
--To allow you to work with others.
--Many students expect that the purpose of the lab is to
enhance and clarify topics presented in lecture. This is NOT the
objective of most labs.
What are exams like?
- Exams are based entirely on material presented in
lecture and in the Course Manual.
- Exams consist of long answer questions and multiple choice
questions. [Example long answer questions:
Describe how ocean currents contribute to poleward heat transport. How
is the structure of a severe thunderstorm cloud different than a
non-severe thunderstorm cloud?]
- The lowest score among the first 5 exams will not
be included in your exam average. Everyone counts the 6th exam.
- There are no makeup exams.
- The exam dates for this semester are:
--Exam 1 Friday, January 29
--Exam 2 Friday, February 19
--Exam 3 Friday, March 12
--Exam 4 Monday, April 5
--Exam 5 Monday, April 19
--Exam 6 [final exam] Tuesday, May 11
11:50-1:00 S245 (same room)
The final is not cumulative.
How to be successful in this course
- Read the advice
from previous students.
- Attend class.
- Pay attention in class.
- Take good notes.
- Write down more than what I write on the board.
- Know the web site.
- Study more than just the day or two before the
exam.
- Do more than go over your notes when you study.
Appropriate behavior in class
- Be courteous
- Do not socialize in the classroom
--That means no talking!
--If this is a problem, you may be:
--asked to be quiet
--kicked out of the classroom
--given an assigned seat to minimize class disruptions
--and more
- Try not to be late to class.
--Everyone is late once in a while. If you are late:
--Enter the classroom through the back door.
--Find a seat near the back of the classroom so that you minimize
disruption of the class
--Be courteous and quiet.
--If you are often late, you may be:
--invited to a private chat with the professor
--given an assigned seat to minimize class disruptions
--and more
- Don't pack up early.
Odds and ends
- No laptops without the professor's permission.
- No recording of class without the professor's
permission.
- If you have alternative testing needs, you
must discuss this with
me by Wednesday,
January 20. If you do not, you may not receive credit for the first exam.
- If you want to take the course pass/fail, you must
notify me by Wednesday, January 20.
- All students are expected to adhere to standards of
academic honesty as specified in the Student Conduct Code. Violations of
the Student Conduct Code may result in penalties as severe as expulsion
from the college.
Teaching Philosophy
- Students are adults
--No games, no busy work
--Students are responsible for their success
--Students are expected to behave and not disrupt class
- Learning goals of the course
--Learn skills you will need the rest of your life such as learning how
to:
--learn
--listen
--take notes
--organize your thoughts
--figure out what you know and don't know
--seek help
--communicate
effectively
--be successful
Meteorology Goals of the course
--Understand, interpret, and describe to others physical processes that cause weather
phenomena, including clouds, frost, dew, precipitation, tornadoes, hurricanes,
thunderstorms, winds, and humidity.
--Recognize, understand, and interpret the terminology, symbols, and tools used by
meteorologists and use them to predict the weather, including maps, numerical models,
satellite, and radar.
--Focus on Minnesota weather processes
--Interpret and analyze charts, graphs, maps, tables
- Respect
--I expect that we will all respect each other.
--I will respect you by:
--starting class on time
--ending class on time
--providing clear expectations about
--grading policies
--exam dates
--topic outlines
--expected behavior
Topics
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