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Parkland CollegeEarth Science Courses Natural Sciences Courses2015Earth Science 101 Introduction to Weather Fall2015Bob CataneoParkland College, bcataneo@parkland.eduOpen access to this Course Materials is brought to you by Parkland College's institutional repository, SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland. For moreinformation, please contact spark@parkland.edu.Recommended CitationCataneo, Bob, "Earth Science 101 Introduction to Weather Fall 2015" (2015). Earth Science Courses. Paper 2.http://spark.parkland.edu/earthsci_course/2                                                                                                                                                          INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER (ESC 101) – Fall, 2015                           Mission of Parkland College: to engage the community in learning  ESC 101 – 3 hours of class, 2 hours of lab, 4 hours credit IAI P1 905L – Physical Science Basic meteorology with emphasis on topics related to everyday experiences with weather, while stressing the understanding and application of meteorological principles.  General Education Objectives: Students will: - demonstrate the ability to read, write, listen, and speak effectively; - demonstrate the ability to think critically, which includes      collecting facts and making decisions based upon them, and      solving problems using methods of critical and scientific      inquiry; - demonstrate the ability to compute, think, and express  themselves effectively in scientific terms; - demonstrate the ability to use technology, especially computer technology, to access, retrieve, process, and communicate information.  Course Goal: To improve each student’s ability to recognize with understanding, the science in the world around them.  Instructor Information: Bob Cataneo      Phone: 351-9800                   Office Hours: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. M,W, F  in L240    e-mail: bcataneo@parkland.edu                                                                                                          1)                                                                                                        Instructor Philosophy: To provide for the students, an efficient and effective mechanism for maximum understanding of course material.                                                                                                                                                                                          Core Values  I believe strongly in the Core Values espoused by Parkland College: Honesty and Integrity, Fairness and Just Treatment, Responsibility, Multiculturalism, Education, and Public Trust. Essentially, these values set guidelines for how I should treat you and how you should treat each other (and me). Failure to be respectful of one another or to maintain ethical behavior will not be tolerated.  Mass Notification System  In the event of a significant campus emergency, Parkland College will activate its mass notification system. We encourage you to sign up for this free service and select how you would like to be notified: text message, audio message, or email message. Sign up at:  http://www2.parkland.edu/publicsafety/alerts.htm                                                                                                              2)   Classroom Behavior  In order to maximize the course goal and learning of course material, it is essential that there be a positive classroom atmosphere. Any behavior that interferes with the learning process will not be tolerated; so, please maintain civility, and refrain from distractions and disruptive behavior. Consistent with this, be sure that all electronic devices are turned off before entering the room, and remain off during class time.  Unless a specific exception has been allowed, there are to be no electronics (cell phones, PDAs, laptops, earbud phones, or music storage devices) in use during lecture or lab.  Points will be deducted from your grade for ignoring the above policy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Required Materials:                                                                                                                               1) Text: Essentials of Meteorology –Ahrens (7th edition)                  2) Lab Packet  Lecture/Lab            For section 001, lecture will be in L216                                   M,W,F from 8:00 – 8:50 AM; lab will be                                    in L216 on Thursday from 8:00-9:50AM                                                                    For section 002, lecture will be in L216                                   M,W,F from 10:00 – 10:50 AM; lab will be                                    in L216 on Thursday from 10:00-11:50AM          Exams are 70% of your grade (4, 1 hour exams: 50%;  Final: 20%) Labs are 20% of your grade Attendance/Class Participation is 10% of your grade  A      90-100% B      80-89% C      70-79% D      60-69% F      Below 60%                                                                            3)  Attendance/Withdrawal:  Around the tenth day of a full semester class, I am required to assess your attendance. If you have not attended to that point, you will be dropped with no refund of tuition or fees. After the census date, do not plan on an instructor withdrawal if you want to withdraw from the course. You are responsible for your own withdrawal by the withdrawal date. Non-attendance after the census date will result in an “F” if you do not withdraw. Withdrawal on or before Dec 4, 2015 by 5 PM will result in a grade of “W”. Non-attendance after the withdrawal date will result in an “F” if you do not withdraw.                                                                                                                                                                                                        Assistance:  If you need help and want to discuss course material or problems that may affect your performance in the course, please contact the course instructor, and/or The Center for Academic Success(CAS).    Contacts at CAS:  Anita Taylor: Room D 120, Phone: 353-2005                                  Sue Schreiber: Room D 120, Phone: 351-2441    CAS email:   CenterForAcademicSuccess@parkland.edu                  Disabilities:                                                                                                       If you feel you have a disability for which you may need an academic accommodation (an alternate testing environment, use of assistive technology or other classroom assistance), please contact:                 Cathy Robertson:                 Room X-148    353-2082    crobinson@parkland.edu                                                                                                          For additional syllabus information, please go to: https://cobra.parkland.edu/shared/shared%20content%20files/syllabus_addendum.html                                                                                                         4)    Course Outline:  Chapter 1       The Earth’s Atmosphere                                            Chapter 8       Air Masses, Fronts, and Middle-Latitude Cyclones Exam 1   (Grade -       %)  Chapter 2       Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere Chapter 3       Air Temperature Exam 2   (Grade -       %)  Chapter 4        Humidity, Condensation, and Clouds Exam 3   (Grade -       %)  Chapter 5        Cloud Development and Precipitation Chapter 10      Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Chapter 11      Hurricanes Exam 4   (Grade -       %)  Chapter 6         Air Pressure and Winds Chapter 7         Atmospheric Circulations                                                                    -  Exams will be announced one week prior to exam date. -  The final exam(Exam 5) will  be comprehensive, and will be      given during finals week (Dec 14-18).          Final exam for section 001:  Monday, Dec 14 (0800-1000)                                                                                                                                       002:  Thursday, Dec 17(0800-1000)                                                                                                                                                                          5)                                                                                                                                                Lab Schedule    Aug 27                    Thunderstorm/LightningVideos  Sep 3                       Geography Lab Part One (Lab 1)  Sep 10                     HurricaneVideo  Sep 17                     Fronts and Air Masses (Lab 3)  Sep 24                     Planetarium - Seasons  Oct 1                       Earth-Sun Relationships – Seasons (Lab 4)  Oct 8                      Temperature Scales and Isoplething (Lab 5)  Oct 15                    Weather Instruments Lab – Water Survey  Oct 22                     Humidity – Part 1 (Lab 6)  Oct 29                     Humidity – Part 2 (Lab 7)  Nov 5                      Blizzard Video  Nov 12                   Vertical Changes in Temp. and Press. (Lab 8)  Nov 19                   Adiabatic Processes and Stability (Lab 9)  Dec 3                      Winds and Air Pressure (Lab 10)   Dec 10                    Ice Storm Video                                                                                                                                                              Late Exams and Late Labs: If you miss an exam, see the instructor about a possible make up exam. Labs are due on lab day.  Labs may be turned in no later than Friday with no penalty. Labs cannot be made up after graded labs have been returned                                                                                                                                                                                                                     6)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Earth Science 101 Introduction to Weather Fall 2015

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Parkland College
Earth Science Courses Natural Sciences Courses
2015
Earth Science 101 Introduction to Weather Fall
2015
Bob Cataneo
Parkland College, bcataneo@parkland.edu
Open access to this Course Materials is brought to you by Parkland College's institutional repository, SPARK: Scholarship at Parkland. For more
information, please contact spark@parkland.edu.
Recommended Citation
Cataneo, Bob, "Earth Science 101 Introduction to Weather Fall 2015" (2015). Earth Science Courses. Paper 2.
http://spark.parkland.edu/earthsci_course/2
                                                                                                                                                        
  INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER (ESC 101) – Fall, 2015 
                          
Mission of Parkland College: to engage the community in 
learning 
 
ESC 101 – 3 hours of class, 2 hours of lab, 4 hours credit 
IAI P1 905L – Physical Science 
Basic meteorology with emphasis on topics related to everyday 
experiences with weather, while stressing the understanding and 
application of meteorological principles. 
 
General Education Objectives: Students will: 
- demonstrate the ability to read, write, listen, and speak 
effectively; 
- demonstrate the ability to think critically, which includes 
     collecting facts and making decisions based upon them, and 
     solving problems using methods of critical and scientific 
     inquiry; 
- demonstrate the ability to compute, think, and express  
themselves effectively in scientific terms; 
- demonstrate the ability to use technology, especially computer 
technology, to access, retrieve, process, and communicate 
information. 
 
Course Goal: To improve each student’s ability to recognize with 
understanding, the science in the world around them. 
 
Instructor Information: 
Bob Cataneo      Phone: 351-9800                   
Office Hours: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. M,W, F  in L240    
e-mail: bcataneo@parkland.edu 
 
                                                                                                        1) 
                                                                                                     
 
 
Instructor Philosophy: To provide for the students, an efficient 
and effective mechanism for maximum understanding of course 
material.                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
Core Values 
 
I believe strongly in the Core Values espoused by Parkland 
College: Honesty and Integrity, Fairness and Just Treatment, 
Responsibility, Multiculturalism, Education, and Public Trust. 
Essentially, these values set guidelines for how I should treat you 
and how you should treat each other (and me). Failure to be 
respectful of one another or to maintain ethical behavior will not 
be tolerated. 
 
Mass Notification System 
 
In the event of a significant campus emergency, Parkland College 
will activate its mass notification system. We encourage you to 
sign up for this free service and select how you would like to be 
notified: text message, audio message, or email message. Sign up 
at:  http://www2.parkland.edu/publicsafety/alerts.htm 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                     2) 
 
 Classroom Behavior 
 
In order to maximize the course goal and learning of course 
material, it is essential that there be a positive classroom 
atmosphere. Any behavior that interferes with the learning process 
will not be tolerated; so, please maintain civility, and refrain from 
distractions and disruptive behavior. Consistent with this, be sure 
that all electronic devices are turned off before entering the room, 
and remain off during class time.  Unless a specific exception 
has been allowed, there are to be no electronics (cell phones, 
PDAs, laptops, earbud phones, or music storage devices) in use 
during lecture or lab.  Points will be deducted from your grade 
for ignoring the above policy.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Required Materials:                                                                                                              
                 1) Text: Essentials of Meteorology –Ahrens (7th edition) 
                 2) Lab Packet 
 
Lecture/Lab            For section 001, lecture will be in L216 
                                  M,W,F from 8:00 – 8:50 AM; lab will be  
                                  in L216 on Thursday from 8:00-9:50AM 
                                 
                                  For section 002, lecture will be in L216 
                                  M,W,F from 10:00 – 10:50 AM; lab will be  
                                  in L216 on Thursday from 10:00-11:50AM          
Exams are 70% of your grade (4, 1 hour exams: 50%;  Final: 20%) 
Labs are 20% of your grade 
Attendance/Class Participation is 10% of your grade 
 
A      90-100% 
B      80-89% 
C      70-79% 
D      60-69% 
F      Below 60%                                                                            3) 
 Attendance/Withdrawal: 
 
Around the tenth day of a full semester class, I am required to 
assess your attendance. If you have not attended to that point, you 
will be dropped with no refund of tuition or fees. After the census 
date, do not plan on an instructor withdrawal if you want to 
withdraw from the course. You are responsible for your own 
withdrawal by the withdrawal date. Non-attendance after the 
census date will result in an “F” if you do not withdraw. 
Withdrawal on or before Dec 4, 2015 by 5 PM will result in a 
grade of “W”. Non-attendance after the withdrawal date will result 
in an “F” if you do not withdraw. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Assistance: 
 
If you need help and want to discuss course material or problems 
that may affect your performance in the course, please contact the 
course instructor, and/or The Center for Academic Success(CAS). 
   Contacts at CAS:  Anita Taylor: Room D 120, Phone: 353-2005 
                                 Sue Schreiber: Room D 120, Phone: 351-2441 
   CAS email:   CenterForAcademicSuccess@parkland.edu             
  
 
  Disabilities:                                                                                                      
 If you feel you have a disability for which you may need an 
academic accommodation (an alternate testing environment, use of 
assistive technology or other classroom assistance), please contact: 
                Cathy Robertson: 
                Room X-148    353-2082    crobinson@parkland.edu 
                                                                                                         
For additional syllabus information, please go to: 
https://cobra.parkland.edu/shared/shared%20content%20files/syllabus_addendum.html 
                                                                                                        4) 
 
  
Course Outline: 
 
Chapter 1       The Earth’s Atmosphere                                            
Chapter 8       Air Masses, Fronts, and Middle-Latitude Cyclones 
Exam 1   (Grade -       %) 
 
Chapter 2       Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere 
Chapter 3       Air Temperature 
Exam 2   (Grade -       %) 
 
Chapter 4        Humidity, Condensation, and Clouds 
Exam 3   (Grade -       %) 
 
Chapter 5        Cloud Development and Precipitation 
Chapter 10      Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 
Chapter 11      Hurricanes 
Exam 4   (Grade -       %) 
 
Chapter 6         Air Pressure and Winds 
Chapter 7         Atmospheric Circulations 
                  
                                                 
-  Exams will be announced one week prior to exam date. 
-  The final exam(Exam 5) will  be comprehensive, and will be  
    given during finals week (Dec 14-18). 
 
        Final exam for section 001:  Monday, Dec 14 (0800-1000)                                                                                          
                                             002:  Thursday, Dec 17(0800-1000)                                                                   
 
                                                                                                      5)                        
 
                                                                                                                    
 
  
Lab Schedule  
 
 Aug 27                    Thunderstorm/LightningVideos 
 Sep 3                       Geography Lab Part One (Lab 1) 
 Sep 10                     HurricaneVideo 
 Sep 17                     Fronts and Air Masses (Lab 3) 
 Sep 24                     Planetarium - Seasons 
 Oct 1                       Earth-Sun Relationships – Seasons (Lab 4) 
 Oct 8                      Temperature Scales and Isoplething (Lab 5) 
 Oct 15                    Weather Instruments Lab – Water Survey 
 Oct 22                     Humidity – Part 1 (Lab 6) 
 Oct 29                     Humidity – Part 2 (Lab 7) 
 Nov 5                      Blizzard Video 
 Nov 12                   Vertical Changes in Temp. and Press. (Lab 8) 
 Nov 19                   Adiabatic Processes and Stability (Lab 9) 
 Dec 3                      Winds and Air Pressure (Lab 10)  
 Dec 10                    Ice Storm Video                                                                                                                                                             
 
Late Exams and Late Labs: If you miss an exam, see the 
instructor about a possible make up exam. Labs are due on lab day.  
Labs may be turned in no later than Friday with no penalty. 
Labs cannot be made up after graded labs have been returned   
                                                                                                         
 
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