SIO 117 (Spring 2007)
The Physical Climate System
Syllabus
Textbook Corrections
Most of these corrections are already incorporated in the most recent
printing of the textbook.
Supplementary Notes
Helpful Websites
Some Figures not in the Textbook
IPCC Figures
Reading Schedule
- April 3 (Tues): Hartmann 1.1-4, Appendix C
- April 5 (Thur): Hartmann 1.5-8, 3.1-3, Appendix B (do not worry
about mathematical details in Appendix B)
- April 10 (Tues): Hartmann 3.4, 2.1-5
- April 12 (Thur): Hartmann 2.6-9, 3.5
- April 17 (Tues): Hartmann 3.6-8 (do not worry about
mathematical details in 3.7)
- April 19 (Thur): Hartmann 3.9-12
- April 24 (Tues): Hartmann 4.1-4
- April 26 (Thur): Hartmann 4.5-10 (do not worry about
details in Figs. 4.6 and 4.7)
- May 1 (Tues): Hartmann 5.1-7, 6.1-3
- May 3 (Thur):
- May 8 (Tues): Midterm review
- May 10 (Thur): Midterm exam
- May 15 (Tues):
- May 17 (Thur): Hartmann 6.4-5, 7.1-3
- May 22 (Tues): Hartmann 7.4-5
- May 24 (Thur): Hartmann 7.6-8
- May 29 (Tues): Hartmann 8.1-4, 11.1-4
- May 31 (Thur): Hartmann 8.5-6, 11.5-6 (do not worry about the
mathematical details in 11.5)
- June 5 (Tues): Hartmann 9.1-4, 9.7 (do not worry about
the mathematical details in 9.4)
- June 7 (Thur): Hartmann 9.5-6, 9.8, 10, 12 and Final Review
(do not worry about Daisyworld)
Midterm Exam
- Thursday May 10
- 80 minutes, in-class, closed-book, and closed-notes
- a formula sheet will be provided
- a calculator may be necessary
- covers Hartmann chapters 1-5, HW 1-4, and lectures
Final Exam
- Tuesday June 12 in York 4060A
- 3 hours, closed-book, and closed-notes
- a formula sheet will be provided
- a calculator may be necessary
- covers everything
Homework Assignments