D503/H307 Assignment Page

Last update: 11/18/09

Notes:

I will update this page weekly.
Do the assigned readings before class: Come prepared to answer questions about the readings and the assigned problems, this is a discussion/seminar class.
If you miss a class you should still turn in the assignment (but you will not get points for class participation).
Extra credit can be obtained by a) Finding significant errors in the material handed out and/or b) Finding original source material which is included in the book I am writing.
PLEASE CHECK YOUR GRADES ON THE WEB PAGE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE EVERYTHING RECORDED CORRECTLY! I will update those grades at least once a week (probably Thursday afternoon).

Books and resources used in the course:

I will be handing out pages from a book I am writing on Fundamentals of Environmental Physics (abbreviated as FEP in the assignments below). The book has a bit more math than we will need but the non-math material will not be investigated in any depth, don't worry about it.
We will also read and discuss the articles listed below (some are on line, the rest you will have to get from the library).
The Reference page for this course has many of the overheads and graphs used and links to other useful information. Other information include my PowerPoint talk on Energy and my web page on Global Warming.

Week	Assignment
Aug. 25	Download and read Chapter One from the Reference tab in Oncourse. Start thinking about problems 7 through 17, 19 through 24, 26, 28, 29, 34 (we will talk about these in class; some will be turned in).
Aug. 31	Bring answers to the above problems to class for discussion. Be prepared to share. The Bottleneck article (problem 7) is on the resource page in Oncourse.
Sept. 7	Monday is a holiday. Wed. we will finish Chapter One. Start reading Chapter Two.
Sept. 14	Problems in Chapter two: 2, 3c, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, see if you can do 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, 23, try 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 40. Turn in 10 of these.
Sept. 21	We will finish Chapter 2 and maybe start Chapter 3 (don't panic!). Choose 8 of the following to turn in: 3, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42.
Sept. 28	Turn in Chapter 3 next Wed. We will start talking about chapter 4.
Oct. 6	Choose 10 of the following in Chapter 4 to turn in: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 30, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40 (try to work a little on these so we can talk about them on Wed.)
Oct. 12	We will try to finish Chapter Four.
Oct 19	Turn in Chapter Four problems, read Chapter 5. Choose any 10 problems out of chapter 5.
Oct. 26	We will probably finish Chapter 5 and start Chapter 6. Choose any 5 problems out of chapter 6. Turn in Chapter 5 on Nov. 2
Nov. 2	Turn in Chapter 6 on the 9th. We are working through chapter 7. Do 8 questions from chapter 7, turn in on Nov. 18.
Nov. 9	Finish Chapter 7.
Nov. 16	Chapter 8. Do 5 questions on chapter 8. Turn in Dec. 2. Turn in statement about what you will be doing for your project.
Nov. 23	No class.
Nov. 30	On Wed. each person will talk for 5 min. on their final project. It is the job of everyone else to help them out!
Dec. 10	Take Home Final due at 5:00. If you send it by email be sure I receive it by 5:00 and that you get a response from me saying I have it.

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