Week

Topic

Readings

Assignments

3/29

Global Change, Daisyworld

Syllabus [link]
Chapters 1-2 (p. 1-35)

Homework 1 [link] (due 4/7 in class)
Homework 1 solutions

4/5

Global Energy Balance

Chapters 2-3 (p. 36-56)

Homework 2 [link] (due 4/14 in class)
Homework 2 solutions

4/12

Atmospheric Circulation

Chapter 4 (p. 57-83)

Homework 3 [link] (due 4/21 in class)
Homework 3 solutions

4/19

Ocean Circulation, Cryosphere
Midterm Exam 1 (4/20) - Chapters 1-4

Chapters 5-6 (p. 84-121)

Midterm review: Key terms, Formulae, and Review Questions
Midterm Solutions
Homework 4 [link] (due 4/28 in class)
Homework 4 solutions

4/26

Global Carbon and Nutrient Cycles

Chapter 8 (p. 149-175)

Homework 5 [link] (due 5/5 in class)
Homework 5 solutions

5/3

Life, Atmospheric O2, Ozone Depletion

Chapters 11, 17 (p. 210-231, 340-360)
Nature magazine Web focus: Ozone Hole

Homework 6 [link] (due 5/12 in class)
Homework 6 solutions

5/10

Long-term Climate Regulation

Chapter 12 (p. 233-254)

Homework 7 [solutions part 1, part 2] (NOT DUE)

5/17

Pleistocene Glaciations
Midterm Exam 2 (5/18) - Chapters 5-6, 8, 11, 17

Chapter 14 (p. 272-294)

Midterm review: Key terms and Review Questions
Midterm Solutions

5/24

Global Warming: Recent and Future Climate

Chapter 15 (p. 295-320)

Homework 8 [link] (due 5/26 in class)
Homework 8 solutions

6/1

Memorial Day 5/31 (no class)
Global Warming: Impacts, Adaptions, and Mitigation

Chapter 16 (p. 321-339)

Term Paper due 6/3: Paper Guidelines
APA Style Guide for citing references

6/8

FINAL EXAM (6/7, 8:30-10:20 a.m.)

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Final review: Key terms, Review Questions