Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SIO 20 "The Atmosphere"

Course Information for 2014 Winter Quarter

Instructors and Office Hours
Map UCSD and Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Course Syllabus
Grading
Text:
- Essentials of Meteorology, 7th Edition by C. Donald Ahrens
- Available at UCSD Bookstore
iClickers:
- Basic iClicker Information
- Register your iclicker at: http://www.iclicker.com/registration. Registration through TED at UCSD will not work for our class.

Problem sets are to be turned in at class on or before the due date.
Emailed problem sets will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made.

Problem Set #1 (Due Wednesday, January 22, 2014) /Assignment PDF MS Word/ Solutions/
Problem Set #2 (DUE DATE CHANGED: New date is Monday February 3, 2014) /Assignment PDF MS Word/ Solutions/
Problem Set #3 (Due Friday, February 21, 2014) /Assignment PDF MS Word/ Solutions/
Problem Set #4 (Due Friday, March 7, 2014) /Assignment PDF MS Word/ Solutions/

All exams are closed-book, closed-note with no calculator, PDAs, cell phones, iPods, etc....
No scantrons or bluebooks are necessary

Will cover material presented in lecture from chapters 15, 6, and 7 in the text, including the material presented on El Nino.
I put together a list of sample questions that I would ask if the exams were short answer format. The multiple choice questions I use for the exams are often based on these questions. I thought they would be helpful to look at as a study guide. Study Questions
Practice Midterm #2 Solutions
Slides from Review Session 2
Midterm 2 Solutions

Final Exam: Monday, March 17, 2014 (3:00-6:00pm)
- Final will cover material from entire course
- Material since the last midterm will be weighted a little heavier than earlier material
- A list of the main concepts can be found here to use as a study guide
- Slides from Review Session 3