Science 010
Science of the Atmosphere
Composite Image of Hurricane Fernanda, 1993
Source:
University of Hawaii's
Satellite Oceanography Laboratory
This is an interdisciplinary science course which is being team taught by
the following faculty members.
Barbara Fisken,
Physics
Luis Goddyn,
Mathematics and Statistics
Derek Sutton,
Chemistry
Ron Ydenberg,
Biological Sciences
The class meets from 1:30 - 3:20 each Tuesday,
in AQ 3154. There will also be
a number of field trips and social events as
described below.
Ballooners
See field trips notices for details and updates.
(Updated Nov 2.)
Deadlines
Each of the following should have been done by October 10. If you have not
yet done one of these, DO IT NOW.
- Poster Topic
Be certain to have a partner and poster topic chosen.
See the Poster Page for details.
- Term Paper Topic
See the Term Paper Guide for details.
- Field Trip Preferences
Send email preferences as described here.
Communication
All students are expected to claim their
ACS computer accounts
at Computing Services Operations as soon as possible
in AD1066 between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm.
Contrary to what we said in first lecture,
a mailing list will not be used
for this class.
Instead, we have a bulletin board news group.
sfu.class.sci.sci010
Be sure to subscribe to this news group by pressing the
appropriate button in that page, or by just clicking
here.
There are some other
sfu newsgroups
you might like to subscribe to.
Also,
here
is a list of all available new groups.
Be careful not to wast too much time on bulletin board surfing!
You may also read news via a terminal-based program such as
tin or
nn or
from your fraser account.
Class Schedule
Each week has its own topic of discussion.
Here are the details.
Grading
Your final grade will be based on the following items.
Click them for details.
- 40% Written Paper
- 30% Poster Session Contribution
- 30% Assignments
Reference Articles
The course material consists of a
sequence of articles
taken from science magazines.
I have also collected a few
library call numbers
for library materials that I have stumbled across.
Field Trips
There will be a number of field trips and other events.
Here are the details.
Interesting Bit of Trivia
CHEMISTRY PRIZE IS AWARDED FOR WORK IN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY.
Paul Crutzen, Mario Molina, and Sherwood Rowland shared the 1995
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in atmospheric
chemistry, particularly concerning formation and decomposition of
the ozone layer. In the words of the Swedish Academy: "...the
three researchers have contributed to our salvation from a global
environmental problem that could have catastrophic consequences."
From: WHAT'S NEW, Robert L. Park, Friday Oct. 13, Washington DC
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