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ATM S 501, Fall Quarter 2003
Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere

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Date Lecture topic/Reference Problems
  WEEK 1: Sept. 29-Oct. 3
MTW Chapter 1: Introduction to the Atmosphere Problems from Chap. 1 (you may omit any two problems)
Discuss interpretive questions on Friday
Other problems due Monday, Oct. 6
- same schedule on subsequent weeks

ThF Chapter 2 "The Earth System", Sections 1, 2
  WEEK 2: October 6-10
MTW
Finish Chapter 2
Problems 2.9--2.16, 3.---
WThF
Chapter 3 "Hydrostatics and Themodynamics", Sections 1, 2

  WEEK 3: October 13-17
MTW
Finish Chapter 3
Problems from Chap 3.
ThF
Chapter 4 "Radiative Transfer" Sections

  WEEK 4: October 20- 24 
MTWThF Finish Chapter 4
Problems from Chap 4.
  WEEK 5: October 27-31
MTWTh
Chapter 5 "Cloud Physics"
Problems from Chap 5.
F 10/31
Midterm (Halloween) Exam covering Chapters 1-4


WEEK 6: November 3-7
M
Finish Chapter 5
Problems from Chap 8.
TWThF
Chapter 8 "Atmospheric Dynamics"


WEEK 7: November 10-14
M
Finish Chapter 8
Problems from Chap 8.
T 11/11
Veterans' day - no class

WThF
Finish Chapter 8


WEEK 8: November  17-21
M 11/17
Hour Exam on Basic Chemistry from Hobbs (2000a) Textbook

TWThF
Chapter 6   "Atmospheric Chemistry" (Lectures by Lyatt Jaeglé)
Problems from Hobbs (2000b)

WEEK 9: November 24-26
MTW
Continue Chapter 6
Problems from Hobbs (2000b)
ThF
THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS


WEEK 10: December 1-
M
Chapter 6  concluded.  Upper atmosphere
Problems from Chap 10.
TWThF
Chapter 10 "Climate Dynamics"


WEEK 11: December 8-10
MT
Finish Chapter 10
Last Problem set due
W
Review

Fr 12/16  FINAL EXAM 8:30-10:20 am


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 Last Updated:
09/30/2003

Contact the instructors at: wallace@atmos.washington.edu or jaegle@atmos.washington.edu