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EXTRA CREDIT

You can earn up to the equivalent of 5% of your grade in two ways:

1. Attending extra lectures

During the quarter, there will be many seminars given around the campus on climate-related topics.  Although these lectures are intended for scientists and graduate students, many of them are quite comprehensible in terms of the concepts developed in this course.  They provide an excellent opportunity to learn about climate and climate change from the point of view of scientists actually engaged in the research.

To earn extra credit points (up to 1% of your final grade per lecture), you must attend the lecture and write up a description of it.  Your write-up should be between two-thirds of a page and one page double-spaced, and should include the following:

You should definitely take notes during the talk, but DO NOT simply turn in your notes.  To earn the full point, your write-up does not need to be long but it does need to be coherent and organized (for example, using complete sentences and paragraphs). 

By the way, do not be afraid to ask the speaker to clarify any points you do not understand.  That is one of the best ways to learn, and most speakers will be very glad to find out that an undergraduate has taken the time to attend their talk. Each lecture attended will count up to one percent of your final grade.


Below is a list of seminars that qualify for extra credit. If you hear of another seminar you wish to attend not on this list, ask one of the TAs for permission in advance. Qualifying Seminar include:


2. Reports
Details of this option will be made available after the midterm.