EAS270

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EAS270
The Atmosphere

• Prof. J.D. Wilson
• jaydee.uu_at_ualberta.ca, 492-0353, Tory Room
  2-105A
• 1100-1200 Mon/Wed/Thurs
• Teaching Asst. Tanya Prozny
• prozny_at_ualberta.ca, Tory Room 2-104
• Course Details
• courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/
• important dates
• resources
• grading
• policy on exams

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Sources of Examinable Material

• Textbook, less exclusions as noted in course
  web page courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/
• Powerpoint lecture notes maps
• (posted on web)
• Your own notes

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Evaluation
80 knowledge of text/lecture material 20
interpretation of weather charts

• 3 in-class, multi-choice quizzes (each 25 mins).
  Your best 2 count ? 20
• 2 take-home assignments ? 20
• mid-term mulit-choice exam, Fri 27 Oct. ? 20
• final exam, 2-4 pm, Friday Dec. 15th.
• 30 multi-choice 10 short answer ? 40

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Instructors Objectives for EAS 270
Assist students to gain a broad overview of
Meteorology, focusing on processes, and thus
providing the logical skeleton for a qualitative
causal understanding or interpretation of weather
phenomena Introduction to weather analysis/maps.

• for students not majoring in science an
  enjoyable overview of the atmosphere and a
  glimpse into the methods of science
• for science students, preparation for more
  in-depth treatment in other courses, so that the
  mathematics physics can be better appreciated

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courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/schedule.html
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courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/schedule.html
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No option to alter date of quizzes, mid-term or
final exam. For policy on missed exams, grading,
see courses.eas.ualberta.ca/eas270/grading.html