| Date | Topic | Reading | HW Out/Due |
| June 18, M1 | Overview | RG p. 3-22 | |
| June 19, Tu1 | Overview / GW Primer | | |
| June 20, W1 | Radiation, Greenhouse
Effect | RG p. 23-35 | HW 1 out |
| June 21, Th1 | Greenhouse Effect and GHGs | | |
| June 22, F1 | IR Thermometers, etc | | |
|
| June 25, M2 | Climate Forcings | | |
| June 26, Tu2 | Climate Feedbacks | | |
| June 27, W2 | Who's
Responsible? | RG p. 36-48 | HW 1 DUE / HW 2 out |
| June 28, Th2 | Extreme Heat | RG p. 51-64 | |
| June 29, F2 | Discussion (skeptic's arguments) | | |
|
| July 2, M3 | Floods & Droughts
| RG p. 65-81 | |
| July 3, Tu3 | Ice & Snow | RG p. 82-115 | |
| July 4, W3 | No Class - Independence Day | | |
| July 5, Th3 | Ice & Snow | RG p. 82-115 | HW 2 DUE |
| July 6, F3 | Trivia (quiz review) | | |
|
| July 9, M4 | Oceans | RG p. 116-140 | |
| July 10, Tu4 | Oceans
| RG p. 116-140 | |
| July 11, W4 | QUIZ #1 / Hurricanes
| RG. p.141-161 | QUIZ #1
/ HW 3 out |
| July 12, Th4 | Hurricanes
FIELD TRIP
(moved to 7/26) | RG p. 141-162 | |
| July 13, F4 | Polar Bears & Tipping Points | | |
|
| July 16, M5 | Agriculture
| RG p. 162-186, Battisti & Naylor 2009 | |
| July 17, Tu5 | Ecosystems/PNW Impacts | RG p. 162-186 | |
| July 18, W5 | Climate Records | RG
p. 189-211 | HW 3 DUE |
| July 19, Th5 | Climate Records
| RG p. 189-211 | |
| July 20, F5 | Finish Climate Records, Quiz
2 review | | |
|
| July 23, M6 | Paleoclimate | RG p.
212-248 | |
| July 24, Tu6 | Paleoclimate | RG
p. 212-248 | |
| July 25, W6 | Quiz #2 /
Alternative energies preview | | QUIZ #2
/ HW 4 out |
| July 26, Th6 | FIELD TRIP (photos) | | |
| July 27, F6 | Field Trip debrief / Paleoclimate | RG
p. 212-248 | Paper
proposals DUE by 5p.m. |
|
| July 30, M7 | Paleoclimate | | |
| July 31, Tu7 | Climate models | RG
p. 249-264 | |
| August 1, W7 | Climate models | RG p. 249-264 | HW 4
DUE / HW 5 out |
| August 2, Th7 | Climate models | RG p. 249-264 | |
| August 3, F7 | Discussion | | Field
Trip Assignments DUE |
|
| August 6, M8 | The Debate (discussion with
Mike Warner) | RG p. 269-297 | |
| August 7, Tu8 | The Debate
| RG p. 298-305 | |
| August 8, W8 | The Predicament | RG p. 298-305 | |
| August 9, Th8 | Alternative Energies
| RG p. 332-359 | |
| August 10, F8 | Alternative Energies
| RG p. 332-359 | Final
Papers DUE by 5p.m. |
|
| August 13, M9 | "Wedges" activity | | |
| August 14, Tu9 | Political Solutions
| RG p. 306-331 | HW 5 DUE |
| August 15, W9 | Political Solutions
| RG p. 306-331 | |
| August 16, Th9 | Geoengineering
| RG p. 359-362 | |
| August 17, F9 | Final
Exam | | Final Exam (review sheet) |