| Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday 10:00-11:15
Location: Academic IV 010 /SS 001 (lab days will be scheduled in SS 001 and will be announced) |
Instructor: Dr. Andrew Miller
Office: SS 211A Telephone: 410-455-3151 e-mail: miller@umbc.edu Office hours: T, Th 11:30-12:30 or by appointment |
| Dates |
|
Textbook readings | Links to notes and internet resources | Assignments |
| Sept. 2-4, 9-11 | Earth systems and planetary comparisons
Geographic coordinates and spatial patterns Earth-sun relations and the seasons |
Chapters 1, 2 | Link
to notes
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Useful links |
Assignment 1 |
| Sept. 16 | Probing the atmosphere: composition and vertical structure | Chapter 3 | Link to notes
Chapter 3 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 2 |
| Sept. 18-23 | Earth's radiation balance and temperature patterns | Chapters 4, 5 | Link to notes
Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 3 |
| Sept. 25-30 | Atmospheric pressure, winds, and general circulation | Chapter 6 | Link to notes
Chapter 6 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 4 |
| Oct. 2 | EXAM | |||
| Oct. 7-9 | Moisture, humidity, and precipitation | Chapter 7 | Link to notes
Chapter 7 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 5 |
| Oct. 14-16 | Weather systems and atmospheric disturbance | Chapter 8 | Link to notes
Chapter 8 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 6 |
| Oct. 21-23 | Global climates and the atmosphere-ocean link | Chapter 10; Chapter 16, pp. 482-494 | Link to notes
Chapter 10 Chapter 16 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 7 |
| Oct. 28-30 | Hydrologic cycle and water resources | Chapter 9 | Link to notes
Chapter 9 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 8 |
| Nov. 4 | EXAM | |||
| Nov. 6-11 | Soils | Chapter 18 | Link to notes
Chapter 18 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 9 |
| Nov. 13-25 | Ecosystems and biomes | Chapters 19, 20 | Link to notes
Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 10 |
| Dec. 2-4 | Solid earth, plate tectonics and landscape evolution | Chapters 11, 12 | Link to notes
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 11 |
| Dec. 9-11 | Rivers and watersheds | Chapter 14 | Link to notes
Chapter 14 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment 12 |
| Dec. 18 | FINAL EXAM, 10:30-12:30 |