ES 105

An Introduction to Meteorology

INSTRUCTOR: PAUL L. SIRVATKA

College of DuPage
Division of Natural Science
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
Office Phone: (630) 942-2118
Weather Lab: (630) 942-2590

Office: M 149-B
Lab: M 149
E-Mail:

COD Weather Lab Homepage: http://weather.cod.edu/

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.

Objectives:
To understand the atmosphere and its processes.
To understand the workings of weather systems in the mid-latitudes.
To understand important weather events and their relation to our environment.
To be able to comprehend weather forecasts and make judgments on their accuracy.

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