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Office Hours:
Hours vary quarter to quarter.
If I am not in my office, I will probably be in the weather lab.
Please set up an appointment if you wish to see me at any time.
Class:
Approximately four hours per week will be lecture and
two hours will be lab. This will vary from week to week.
Texts:
Meteorology,. Danielson, Levin, and Abrams. REQUIRED.
The Weather Book, Jack Williams, USA Today. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
Additional Materials:
#2 pencil, Pink Pearl eraser, colored pencils (at least
red, blue, yellow and green). Calculators are not allowed on tests
or quizzes but may be used during class.
Attendance:
Attendance is extremely important. Much of the material
is covered only in class. Labs and pop quizzes cannot be made
up. Only in exceptional circumstances can tests be given at a
time other than the announced date. Exceptions must be pre-arranged!
A missed test is a zero.
Grading:
Labs, quizzes and homework assignments - 20%
Hourlies - 50%
Cumulative Final - 30%
Grades will be curved based upon expected results and class
participation and attitude.
All work must be completed. An incomplete will be given
only in an exceptional circumstance. It is the student's responsibility
to withdraw from the course due to non-attendance. Failure to
withdraw will result in a failing grade. Late assignments will
be penalized to a maximum credit of 50% at the discretion of the
instructor.Students wishing to take this course on a pass/fail
basis must earn a grade of a "C" or higher to receive
a "Pass" for the course. In order to fulfill the general
education requirements a letter grade must be received.