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Monday Sep 05 No Class; Labor Day Tuesday Sep 06 Lecture: Course Introduction Chapter 1, pp. 1-14
Wednesday Sep 07 Lecture: Earth-Sun Relations Chapter 1, pp. 14-21; Chapter 3, pp. 60-64; Chapter 4, pp. 80-81 (~1 hr) Thursday Sep 08 Lecture: Earth's Radiation and Energy Balance Chapter 4, pp. 67-83, 89-94; Chapter, pp. 130-131
Monday Sep 12 Lab 01: Earth-Sun Geometry and Insolation Tuesday Sep 13 Lecture: Earth's Radiation and Energy Balance Chapter 4, pp. 67-83, 89-94
Wednesday Sep 14 Lab 02: Radiation and Energy Balance at the Earth's Surface Thursday Sep 15 Lecture: Earth's Radiation and Energy Balance Chapter 4, pp. 67-83, 89-94
Monday Sep 19 Lab 03: Atmospheric Temperature Tuesday Sep 20 Lecture: Atmospheric Composition and Structure Chapter 3, pp. 49-60; Chapter 6, p. 144 Wednesday Sep 21 Lab Quiz 1 (1 hr); Video: Dimming the Sun (web site) Thursday Sep 22 Lecture: Atmospheric Pressure and Wind Chapter 3, pp. 63-64; Chapter 5, pp. 97-103
Monday Sep 26 Lab 04: Atmospheric Pressure, Circulation and Wind Tuesday Sep 27 Lecture: Global Circulation Patterns Chapter 5, pp. 103-124
Lecture: Introduction to the Hydrologic Cycle Chapter 6, pp. 127-138, 147-150; 153-155Wednesday Sep 28 Lab 05: Water in the Atmosphere Thursday Sep 29 Lecture: Precipitation Processes and Patterns Chapter 6, pp. 138-147, 151-153; Chapter 7 pp. 161-186
Monday Oct 03 Lab Quiz 2 (1 hr) Video: Hunt for the Supertwister (web site) Tuesday Oct 04 Lecture: Precipitation Processes and Patterns Chapter 6, pp. 138-147, 151-153; Chapter 7 pp. 161-186 Wednesday Oct 05 Lab 06: Lapse Rates, Adiabatic Processes & Cloud Development Thursday Oct 06 Lecture: Precipitation Processes and Patterns Chapter 6, pp. 138-147, 151-153; Chapter 7 pp. 161-186
Monday Oct 10 Lab 07: Mid-Latitude Weather & Weather Map Interpretation Tuesday Oct 11 Class cancelled due to illness Wednesday Oct 12 EXAM 1 (2 hr) (Includes all material covered through Monday, October 10) Thursday Oct 13 Lecture: Global Climate Patterns Chapter 8, pp. 189-220, 227-232
Monday Oct 17 Lab 08: Climate Classification and Regional Climates Tuesday Oct 18 Lecture: Global Climate Patterns Chapter 8, pp. 189-220, 227-232 Wednesday Oct 19 Lecture (~1 hr): The Hydrologic Cycle & Water Budgets Chapter 9, pp. 235-237, 246-258 Thursday Oct 20 Lecture: The Hydrologic Cycle & Water Budgets Chapter 9, pp. 235-237, 246-258
Lecture: Soil Characteristics Chapter 12, pp. 323-324, 331-334
Monday Oct 24 Lab 09: Soil Water Budgets Tuesday Oct 25 Lecture: Soil Characteristics Chapter 12, pp. 323-324, 331-334
Lecture:Soil Formation Chapter 12, pp. 324-327, 334-335Wednesday Oct 26 Lab 10: Analysis of Soil Moisture Properties Thursday Oct 27 Lecture: Global Soil Patterns Chapter 12, pp. 338-350
Monday Oct 31 Lab Quiz 3 (1 hr) Tuesday Nov 01 Class cancelled due to illness Wednesday Nov 02 Class cancelled due to illness Thursday Nov 03 Lecture: Ecosystems Chapter 10, pp. 261-272; Chapter 11, pp. 285-300
Monday Nov 07 Lab 11: Climate, Net Primary Productivity & Decomposition Tuesday Nov 08 Lecture: Biogeographic Distribution Controls Chapter 10, pp. 272-282; Chapter 11, pp. 313-320 Wednesday Nov 09 Lab 13: Bioclimatic Transects Thursday Nov 10 Lecture: Global Biome Patterns Chapter 11, pp. 302-313
Monday Nov 14 Lab 14: Coincident Climates, Vegetation & Soils Tuesday Nov 15 Lecture: Global Biome Patterns Chapter 11, pp. 302-313
Lecture: Earth Composition & Structure Chapter 13, pp. 353-372Wednesday Nov 16 Exam 2 (2 hr) Includes all material covered from Global Climate Patterns through Global Biome Patterns Thursday Nov 17 Lecture: Earth Composition & Structure Chapter 13, pp. 353-372
Lecture: Plate Tectonics Chapter 14, pp. 375-390
Monday Nov 21 Lab 16: Introduction to Topographic Maps Tuesday Nov 22 Lecture: Igneous Landforms Chapter 14, pp. 390-403 Wednesday Nov 23 Video: In the Path of a Killer Volcano (note: you must log on to view this using your UWSP logon) Thursday Nov 24 No Class; Thanksgiving
Monday Nov 28 Lab 17: Igneous Landforms Tuesday Nov 29 Lecture: Folded and Faulted Landforms Chapter 14, pp. 404-413 Wednesday Nov 30 Lab Quiz 4 (1 hr) (covers labs 16, 17 and the volcano video) Video: Japan's Killer Earthquake Thursday Dec 01 Lecture: Drainage Basins Chapter 16, pp. 437-443
Monday Dec 05 Lab 18: Drainage Basin Analysis Tuesday Dec 06 Lecture: Fluvial Landforms Chapter 16, pp. 443-446, 448-452, 456-461 Wednesday Dec 07 Lab 19: Fluvial Landforms Thursday Dec 08 Lecture: Glacial Landforms Chapter 19, pp. 503-527
Monday Dec 12 Lab Quiz 5 (1 hr) Tuesday Dec 13 Lecture: Glacial Landforms Chapter 19, pp. 503-527 Wednesday Dec 14 Lab 20: Glacial Landforms Thursday Dec 15 Lecture: The Ice Age Chapter 8, pp. 220-229; Chapter 19, pp. 503-527
Course Summary
Monday Dec 19 Exam 3 (10:15-12:15) Science A201 Covers all material from Earth Composition and Structure