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Frequently asked questions and past important announcements are posted below.
11/24/09
There are no discussion sections meeting during Thanksgiving week. Lecture will take place as usual on Monday and Wednesday; office hours are unchanged other than I will probably be in and out a lot during the Wednesday hours (note that I will probably not arrive at Tuesday [and Thursday] office hours until a short time after 3:30, due to a class I teach just before that).
The next take-home quiz will be distributed during lecture on Monday, November 30th, and is due before lecture starts on Wednesday, December 2nd. Also on December 2nd is the next scheduled in-lecture quiz and the instructor evaluations (to take place at the beginning of class).
The first part of the third lab assignment has now been posted on the lab info page. It is due by Monday, November 30, 2009. The second part of this lab will be posted over the Thanksgiving holiday period.
11/13/09
The fourth discussion quiz will be given during the Week 8 discussion sections (November 16-20). The next scheduled in-lecture quiz will be given at the end of lecture on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
The first part of the third lab assignment has now been posted on the lab info page. It is due by Monday, November 30, 2009.
11/4/09
The key for the multiple-choice questions on Exam #1 has been posted on the exam page.
The second take-home quiz will be distributed in class on Friday, November 6th and will be due before lecture starts on Monday, November 9th.
11/3/09
The next scheduled in-lecture quiz will be Wednesday, November 4th. In-discussion quizzes are being given this week, so be sure to be going to the correct discussion section.
The graded Exam #1 will be returned to you in your discussion sections, with the Monday and Tuesday sections possibly being available at Wednesday's lecture.
The second lab assignment has been posted on the lab information page. You will receive a weather station assignment by email throughout this week.
10/28/09
The second lab assignment has been posted on the lab information page. You will receive a weather station assignment by email during the next week.
10/26/09
The first closed-book exam will be given Friday, October 30, 2009. It will have 35-40 multiple-choice questions and 15-20 blanks to fill. A complete listing of all of the in-discussion quiz questions given so far can be found at a link on the exam page. In-lecture quiz questions can be found in the quiz keys on the quiz page.
10/21/09
The key for the first take-home quiz has been posted on the quiz page.
The next lab assignment will be posted soon.
The first closed-book exam will be on Friday, October 30, 2009.
10/16/09
The first Take-home quiz was distributed Friday, October 16th. It is due before lecture starts on Monday, October 19th. A copy of this quiz can be downloaded from the quiz page if you missed the distribution. The responses (only) to the quiz can be emailed to me directly if you cannot be present on Monday to submit the quiz or if there is a chance you will be late to class (there are no excused late take-home quizzes). This email should be plain text, with the responses in the email message body (NO ATTACHED DOCUMENTS...do not reformat the PDF quiz file or include the question text as an attachment--it is not necessary and could possibly prevent the email from reaching me).
10/14/09
The key for the second in-lecture quiz has been posted on the quiz page.
The first Take-home quiz will be distributed Friday, October 16th. It will be due before lecture starts on Monday, October 19th. A copy of this quiz can be downloaded from the quiz page (when the link becomes active sometime Friday afternoon) if you missed the distribution. The responses (only) to the quiz can be emailed to me directly if you cannot be present on Monday to submit the quiz. This email should be plain text, with the responses in the email message body (NO ATTACHED DOCUMENTS...do not reformat the PDF quiz file or include the question text as an attachment--it is not necessary and could possibly prevent the email from reaching me).
10/9/09
The first lab assignment (for those enrolled in the lab) has been posted on the lab page (click on the lab tab in the navigation bar below the top banner of this page). It is due by the end of the quarter (you can turn it in earlier if you finish it early). Given that we may have some interesting clouds during the next few days, you should read the description and get started, even though you may not know how to classify clouds by type at this time.
10/5/09
There will be a discussion quiz given during this week's discussion sections (October 5-9). Please attend only the discussion section in which you are enrolled.
9/28/09
The first in-lecture quiz will be given at the end of lecture on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Please remember to bring or have available a clean sheet of paper that is 8.5 x 11 inches in size.
Discussion sections meet this week; the first in-discussion quiz will be next week (when it becomes very important that you attend only the discussion section in which you are enrolled.
9/22/09
Lectures start Friday, September 25, 2009.
No discussion sections meet during Week 0. First section meetings on Monday, September 28, 2009.
Go to the lecture notes section and print out the first couple of sets of lecture screen images. Hold off on the others, since changes may be made as the quarter progresses.