2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology
2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology
2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology
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MET 3402 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY 2 (3 credits). Basic analysis techniques,<br />
scalar and vector fields, thermodynamic diagrams, synoptic calculations,<br />
4-dimensional atmospheric structure, weather map discussions. Prerequisites:<br />
MET 3401.<br />
MET 4233 REMOTE SENSING FOR METEOROLOGY (3 credits). Studies<br />
geostationary (GOES) and low-Earth polar orbiting (NOAA) weather satellites<br />
and the sensors system. Presents operational atmospheric data and applications<br />
to numerical weather prediction. Also covers ground-based meteorological radar<br />
systems and applications. Prerequisites: PHY 2002.<br />
MET 4305 ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS 1 (3 credits). Studies coordinate systems,<br />
balance <strong>of</strong> forces, equations <strong>of</strong> motion, continuity and energy, barotropic and<br />
baroclinic disturbances, geostrophy, atmospheric transport <strong>of</strong> energy. Prerequisites:<br />
OCN 2407, OCN 3430.<br />
MET 4306 ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS 2 (3 credits). Studies circulation and<br />
vorticity, scale analysis, friction and turbulence, sound, gravity and Rossby waves,<br />
instability, numerical weather prediction. Prerequisites: MET 4305.<br />
MET 4310 CLIMATOLOGY (3 credits). Studies the distribution <strong>of</strong> weather elements<br />
globally, continental positioning, rain shields, hydrological cycle, meteorological<br />
databases, El Nino impacts on humans, global warming and the anthropogenic<br />
greenhouse effect. Prerequisites: MTH 2401, OCN 2407.<br />
MET 4410 MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY (3 credits). Surveys conceptual<br />
models and analyzes techniques for mesoscale phenomena. Includes mesoscale<br />
convective complexes, severe storms, atmospheric instability, mesoscale gravity<br />
waves, squall lines, drylines, topographic effects, mesoscale clouds and precipitation<br />
processes, coastal showers, the sea breeze and other local phenomena. Prerequisites:<br />
OCN 2407.<br />
MET 5001 PRINCIPLES OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE (3 credits). Surveys<br />
the atmosphere, atmospheric thermodynamics, extratropical disturbances, cloud<br />
physics, storms, radiative transfer, global energy balance, atmospheric dynamics, the<br />
general circulation.<br />
MET 5233 ATMOSPHERIC REMOTE SENSING (3 credits). Nature <strong>of</strong> radiation,<br />
blackbody radiation laws, Maxwell’s equations, radar equation, radiative transfer<br />
equation, inversion techniques. Applications from surface, aircraft and spacecraft<br />
observations using Doppler, Lidar, visible, infrared and microwave systems to infer<br />
synoptic atmospheric properties. Prerequisites: PHY 2002.<br />
MET 5301 PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER (3 credits). Surveys boundary<br />
layer meteorology. Explores the fundamental concepts <strong>of</strong> planetary boundary layers<br />
(PBL). Includes turbulence, Reynolds averaging, scaling laws, instrumentation for<br />
PBL experiments and the application <strong>of</strong> theory in the atmospheric boundary and<br />
forecast models. (Requirement: Prerequisite course or instructor approval.) Prerequisites:<br />
MET 4305.<br />
MET 5305 DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY 1 (3 credits). Dynamics <strong>of</strong> atmosphere<br />
including coordinate systems, balance <strong>of</strong> forces, derivation <strong>of</strong> the equations<br />
<strong>of</strong> motion, continuity and energy; barotropic and baroclinic disturbances; geostrophy;<br />
and atmospheric transport <strong>of</strong> energy. (Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite<br />
course.) Prerequisites: MTH 2201, OCN 2407.<br />
MET 5306 DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY 2 (3 credits). Dynamics <strong>of</strong> the<br />
atmosphere including theorems on circulation and vorticity; scale analysis; friction<br />
and turbulence; sound, gravity and Rossby waves; instability; numerical weather<br />
prediction. Prerequisites: MET 5305.<br />
MET 5310 NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION (3 credits). Covers the<br />
physical and mathematical basis <strong>of</strong> numerical weather prediction; numerical methods<br />
and computational stabilities; modern operational and research forecast models.<br />
Includes a virtual laboratory with applications <strong>of</strong> simple-to-complex dynamical<br />
models and a team project. Prerequisites: MET 3402, MET 4305.<br />
MILITARY SCIENCE<br />
MSC 1001 MILITARY SCIENCE 1 (1 credit). Studies the history, mission and<br />
organization <strong>of</strong> Army ROTC and the U.S. Army; customs, courtesies, squad organization<br />
and first aid; and leadership development through practical exercises. Academic<br />
classes meet one hour weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly. Optional:<br />
Ranger Company, Cadet Club, Color Guard, Drill Team and field exercises.<br />
MSC 1002 MILITARY SCIENCE 2 (1 credit). Studies the history, mission and<br />
organization <strong>of</strong> Army ROTC and the U.S. Army; customs, courtesies, squad organization<br />
and first aid; and leadership development through practical exercises. Academic<br />
classes meet one hour weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly. Optional:<br />
Ranger Company, Cadet Club, Color Guard, Drill Team and field exercises. Prerequisites:<br />
MSC 1001.<br />
MSC 1003 LEADERSHIP LABORATORY 1 (1 credit). Students engage in a<br />
minimum <strong>of</strong> 4.5 hours <strong>of</strong> basic military leadership and management techniques to<br />
include physical training, troop leading procedures, field training and individual and<br />
small unit tactics and training.<br />
MSC 1004 LEADERSHIP LABORATORY 2 (1 credit). Students engage in a<br />
minimum <strong>of</strong> 4.5 hours <strong>of</strong> basic military leadership and management techniques to<br />
include physical training, troop leading procedures, field training and individual and<br />
small unit tactics and training. Prerequisites: MSC 1003.<br />
MSC 2001 MILITARY SCIENCE 2 (2 credits). Land navigation and map<br />
reading; basic leadership and continued leadership development through practical<br />
exercises; Army communications procedures. Academic classes meet two hours<br />
weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly. Optional: Ranger Company, Cadet<br />
Club, Color Guard, Drill Team and additional weekend field exercises.<br />
MSC 2002 MILITARY SCIENCE 2 (2 credits). Land navigation and map<br />
reading; basic leadership and continued leadership development through practical<br />
exercises; Army communications procedures. Academic classes meet two hours<br />
weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly. Optional: Ranger Company, Cadet<br />
Club, Color Guard, Drill Team and additional weekend field exercises. Prerequisites:<br />
MSC 2001.<br />
MSC 3001 MILITARY SCIENCE 3 (3 credits). Military estimates, operation<br />
orders and platoon tactics; weapons, land navigation, military skills and communications<br />
II; instructional techniques; and development <strong>of</strong> leadership through tactical<br />
exercises. Classes meet three hours weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly.<br />
Optional: Ranger Company, Cadet Club and additional weekend field exercises (attendance<br />
required). Prerequisites: MSC 1001, MSC 1002, MSC 2001, MSC 2002.<br />
MSC 3002 MILITARY SCIENCE 3 (3 credits). Military estimates, operation<br />
orders and platoon tactics; weapons, land navigation, military skills and communications<br />
II; instructional techniques; and development <strong>of</strong> leadership through tactical<br />
exercises. Classes meet three hours weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly.<br />
Optional: Ranger Company, Cadet Club and additional weekend field exercises<br />
(attendance required). Prerequisites: MSC 3001.<br />
MSC 4001 MILITARY SCIENCE 4 (3 credits). Military correspondence, staff<br />
functions and logistics; military history; military personnel management, military<br />
justice and advanced ethics; and continued leadership development through practical<br />
exercises. Classes meet three hours weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly.<br />
Field exercises (attendance is required). Optional: Ranger Company and Cadet<br />
Club. Prerequisites: MSC 3002.<br />
MSC 4002 MILITARY SCIENCE 4 (3 credits). Military correspondence, staff<br />
functions and logistics; military history; military personnel management, military<br />
justice and advanced ethics; and continued leadership development through practical<br />
exercises. Classes meet three hours weekly. Leadership lab meets 1.5 hours weekly.<br />
Field exercises (attendance is required). Optional: Ranger Company and Cadet<br />
Club. Prerequisites: MSC 4001.<br />
MSC 4003 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MILITARY SCIENCE (3 credits).<br />
Provides a detailed systems approach to the study and understanding <strong>of</strong> military science,<br />
including the function <strong>of</strong> military organizations, command structures and military<br />
decision-making, and characteristics, attributes and new telecommunications<br />
technologies and components that shape innovation and technological advancement<br />
in the military. (Requirement: Department head approval.) Prerequisites: MSC 4002.<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
MTH 0111 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA (3 credits). Basic operations on real<br />
numbers, algebraic expressions, linear equations, inequalities, exponents, polynomials,<br />
factoring, rational functions, roots, radicals, quadratic equations and quadratic<br />
functions. Credit cannot be applied toward any <strong>Florida</strong> Tech degree.<br />
MTH 1000 PRECALCULUS (3 credits). Algebra and trigonometry that are used<br />
to develop the skills needed in calculus. Required for students who have minimal algebra<br />
and/or trigonometry preparation, or whose placement test indicated such a need.<br />
MTH 1001 CALCULUS 1 (4 credits). Functions and graphs, limits and continuity,<br />
derivatives <strong>of</strong> algebraic and trigonometric functions, chain rule; applications<br />
to maxima and minima, and to related rates. Exponential logarithmic, circular and<br />
hyperbolic functions: their inverses, derivatives and integrals. (Requirement: High<br />
school algebra and trigonometry, and a passing score on the placement test, or prerequisite<br />
course.) Prerequisites: MTH 1000.<br />
MTH 1002 CALCULUS 2 (4 credits). Integration and applications <strong>of</strong> integration,<br />
further techniques <strong>of</strong> integration, improper integrals, limits, l’Hospital’s rule,<br />
sequences and series, numerical methods, polar coordinates and introductory differential<br />
equations. Prerequisites: MTH 1001.<br />
MTH 1603 APPLIED CALCULUS AND STATISTICS (3 credits). Includes<br />
derivatives and integrals, and their applications, and probability and statistics, and<br />
their applications. Credit cannot be applied toward any <strong>Florida</strong> Tech degree that<br />
requires MTH 1001. Prerequisites: MTH 1000.<br />
MTH 1701 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3 credits). Real-number system; arithmetic<br />
operations with polynomials, special products and factoring; linear, fractional and<br />
quadratic equations; inequalities, exponents, radicals and absolute values; functions<br />
and graphs; and complex numbers, logarithms, logarithmic and exponential functions.<br />
Credit cannot be applied toward any <strong>Florida</strong> Tech degree except business,<br />
communication, humanities, management and psychology.<br />
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