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EAS270

EAS270. “ The Atmosphere ”. Prof. J.D. Wilson jaydee.uu@ualberta.ca, 492-0353, Tory Room 2-105A 1100-1200 Mon/Wed/Thurs Teaching Asst. Tanya Prozny prozny@ualberta.ca, Tory Room 2-104 Course Details courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/ important dates resources grading

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EAS270

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  1. EAS270 “The Atmosphere” • Prof. J.D. Wilson • jaydee.uu@ualberta.ca, 492-0353, Tory Room 2-105A • 1100-1200 Mon/Wed/Thurs • Teaching Asst. Tanya Prozny • prozny@ualberta.ca, Tory Room 2-104 • Course Details • courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/ • important dates • resources • grading • policy on exams

  2. Sources of Examinable Material • Textbook, less exclusions as noted in course web page courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/ • Powerpoint lecture notes + maps (posted on web) • Your own notes

  3. Evaluation… 80% knowledge of text/lecture material 20% interpretation of weather charts • 3 in-class, multi-choice quizzes (each 25 mins). Your best 2 count  20% • 2 take-home assignments  20% • mid-term mulit-choice exam, Fri 27 Oct.  20% • final exam, 2-4 pm, Friday Dec. 15th. 30% multi-choice + 10% short answer  40%

  4. Instructor’s Objectives for EAS 270 Assist students to gain a broad overview of Meteorology, focusing on processes, and thus providing the logical skeleton for a qualitative causal understanding or interpretation of weather phenomena + Introduction to weather analysis/maps. • for students not majoring in science – an enjoyable overview of the atmosphere and a glimpse into the methods of science • for science students, preparation for more in-depth treatment in other courses, so that the mathematics & physics can be better appreciated

  5. courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/schedule.html

  6. courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/schedule.html (continued on web page)

  7. No option to alter date of quizzes, mid-term or final exam. For policy on missed exams, grading, see: courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/grading.html

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