UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
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Asian Studies 161<br />
192. Internship (1-5)<br />
Internship—3-15 hours. Prerequisite: enrollment<br />
dependent on availability of intern position with priority<br />
to Asian American Studies minors. Supervised<br />
internship in community and institutional settings<br />
related to Asian American concerns. (P/NP grading<br />
only.)<br />
197T. Tutoring in Asian American Studies<br />
(1-5)<br />
Tutoring—1-5 hours. Prerequisite: upper division<br />
standing and completion of appropriate course with<br />
distinction; consent of instructor. Tutoring in lower<br />
division Asian American Studies courses in small<br />
group discussion. Weekly meetings with instructor.<br />
May be repeated for credit once for a given course<br />
and also for a different course. (P/NP grading only.)<br />
198. Directed Group Study (1-5)<br />
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Primarily intended<br />
for upper division students. (P/NP grading only.)<br />
199. Special Study for Advanced<br />
Undergraduates (1-5)<br />
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading<br />
only.)<br />
Courses in Cantonese (CAN)<br />
Lower Division Courses<br />
1-2-3. Elementary Cantonese (5-5-5)<br />
Lecture—3 hours; recitation—3 hours. Introduction to<br />
Cantonese grammar and development of conversational<br />
skills in a cultural context. Approximately 250<br />
Chinese characters will be introduced during Cantonese<br />
2 and 3. (Not open to native speakers.)—<br />
Chung<br />
4-5-6. Intermediate Cantonese (3-3-3)<br />
Lecture—2 hours; recitation—2 hours. Prerequisite:<br />
course 1-2-3 or the equivalent. Development of conversational<br />
skills in a cultural context. Community-oriented<br />
language materials in health care, social<br />
service, and bilingual education will be introduced.—Chung<br />
Asian Studies<br />
See Asian American Studies, on<br />
page 159; East Asian Languages<br />
and Cultures, on page 204; and East<br />
Asian Studies, on page 207.<br />
Astronomy<br />
See Physics, on page 437.<br />
Atmospheric Science<br />
(College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)<br />
Faculty. See under Department of Land, Air, and<br />
Water Resources, on page 342.<br />
The Major Program<br />
Atmospheric science is the study of the layer of air<br />
that surrounds the planet. It includes all weather phenomena,<br />
such as frontal systems and clouds, as well<br />
as severe weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes.<br />
The effects of human and other biotic activity<br />
on the quality of the air we breathe, and on<br />
changes in regional and global climate are also central<br />
to this field of study.<br />
The Program. Modern meteorology is a quantitative<br />
science that is becoming increasingly computer<br />
oriented. In addition to the study of daily weather<br />
events, the program deals with fundamental physical<br />
processes that involve the general circulation of the<br />
atmosphere; turbulent mass and energy transfers at<br />
the planetary surface and within the atmosphere;<br />
solar and terrestrial radiation; atmospheric interaction<br />
with the biosphere; climate variations; and<br />
developments in modern meteorological instrumentation.<br />
In addition, the program has significant expertise<br />
in the areas of air quality and atmospheric<br />
chemistry. As well as providing a broad background<br />
in meteorology, the major includes an informal minor<br />
area to be chosen from mathematics, computer science,<br />
environmental studies, resource management<br />
or a physical or biological science.<br />
Internships and Career Alternatives. Atmospheric<br />
science students have participated in internships<br />
with the California Air Resources Board,<br />
various county Air Pollution Control Districts, and the<br />
National Weather Service. Numerous career opportunities<br />
exist in the federal and state governments,<br />
research and development in the private sector, and<br />
education. Examples of career areas are weather<br />
forecasting, agricultural meteorology, air-pollution<br />
forecasting and control, weather modification, hurricane<br />
and severe weather forecasting and research,<br />
weather satellite meteorology, environmental consulting,<br />
and weather research. About half of our graduates<br />
continue their education by seeking the M.S. or<br />
Ph.D. degree in atmospheric science.<br />
B.S. Major Requirements:<br />
UNITS<br />
English Composition Requirement ......3-11<br />
See College requirement.......................0-8<br />
University Writing Program 19,<br />
Communication 1, Dramatic Art 10, or<br />
University Writing Program 104E............. 3<br />
Preparatory Subject Matter..............59-60<br />
Biological Sciences 1C or<br />
Plant Sciences 2...................................4-5<br />
Chemistry 2A, 2B ................................ 10<br />
Computer Science Engineering 30 or course<br />
selected with adviser’s approval .............. 4<br />
Mathematics 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 22A,<br />
22B.................................................... 22<br />
Atmospheric Science 60 ......................... 4<br />
Physics 9A, 9B, 9C .............................. 12<br />
Statistics 13........................................... 3<br />
Breadth/<strong>General</strong> Education................... 28<br />
Satisfaction of <strong>General</strong> Education<br />
requirement; additional units in social<br />
sciences and humanities to total 28 units.<br />
Depth Subject Matter ............................ 36<br />
Atmospheric Science 110, 111, 111L, 120,<br />
121A, 121B, 124, 128 ....................... 28<br />
Upper division Atmospheric Science courses<br />
selected with adviser’s approval, not<br />
including courses 192 and 199............... 4<br />
Engineering 6, Atmospheric Science 150,<br />
Civil and Environmental Engineering 119A or<br />
course selected with adviser’s approval .... 4<br />
Restricted Electives................................ 15<br />
Coordinated group of courses (minor area) to<br />
be chosen with adviser’s approval from<br />
mathematics, computer science,<br />
environmental studies, resource management,<br />
or a physical or biological science (at least<br />
10 upper division units) ........................ 15<br />
Unrestricted Electives .......................30-39<br />
Total Units for the Degree ................... 180<br />
Major Adviser. Shu-Hua Chen<br />
Advising Center for the major, as well as for<br />
graduate studies, is located in 1152 Plant and Environmental<br />
Sciences Building in Land, Air, and Water<br />
Resources Teaching Center (530) 752-1669;<br />
lawradvising@ucdavis.edu.<br />
Minor Program Requirements:<br />
Minor Program. The minor in Atmospheric Science<br />
provides a broad treatment of weather and climate,<br />
with the option to focus on such topics as<br />
climate change, meteorological instrumentation, and<br />
satellite remote sensing. Students undertaking the<br />
minor should have completed minimum preparatory<br />
course work in calculus and physics (Mathematics<br />
16A-16B, Physics 5A or 7A). Some upper division<br />
courses in Atmospheric Science have the Mathematics<br />
21 and 22 series and the Physics 9 series as prerequisites.<br />
UNITS<br />
Atmospheric Science ........................20-24<br />
Atmospheric Science 60, 110 ..................8<br />
Four courses selected with the approval of the<br />
minor program adviser from upper division<br />
Atmospheric Science courses (excluding 192<br />
or 199) or Environmental and Resource<br />
Sciences 131 ..................................12-16<br />
Minor Adviser. K. T. Paw U<br />
Graduate Study. You can specialize in particular<br />
areas of atmospheric science through graduate<br />
study and research leading to the M.S. and Ph.D.<br />
degrees. For details, see the Atmospheric Science (A<br />
Graduate Group), on page 163, and Graduate<br />
Studies, on page 104.<br />
Related Courses. See Environmental Science and<br />
Policy 150A; Physics 104A, 104B; Environmental<br />
and Resource Sciences 131.<br />
Courses in Atmospheric Science<br />
(ATM)<br />
Questions pertaining to the following courses should<br />
be directed to the instructor or to the Land, Air, and<br />
Water Resources Teaching Center in 1152 Plant &<br />
Environmental Sciences Building (530) 752-1669.<br />
Lower Division Courses<br />
5. Global Climate Change (3)<br />
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Scientific concepts<br />
needed to understand climate and climate<br />
change. Principles of regional variations in climate.<br />
Understanding observed seasonal, decadal and millennial<br />
changes. Analysis of the Antarctic ozone<br />
hole, El Nino and human-induced global warming.<br />
GE credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Weare<br />
6. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Pollution<br />
(3)<br />
Lecture—3 hours. Effects of human emissions on the<br />
atmosphere: smog, ozone pollution, and ozone<br />
depletion; indoor air pollution; global warming;<br />
acid rain. Impacts of these problems on the earth,<br />
ecosystems, and humans. Strategies to reduce<br />
atmospheric pollution. GE credit: SciEng.—I. (I.)<br />
Anastasio<br />
10. Severe and Unusual Weather (3)<br />
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:<br />
high school physics. Introduction to physical principles<br />
of severe and unusual weather: flood, blizzards,<br />
thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, and<br />
hurricanes. Emphasis on scientific perspective and<br />
human context. Not open to students who have<br />
received credit for course 100. (Former course 100.)<br />
GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—I, III. (I, III.) Grotjahn, Reck<br />
30. Issues in Atmospheric Science (2)<br />
Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:<br />
high school physics. Introduction to selected topics in<br />
atmospheric science, such as: meteorological<br />
aspects of air pollution, use of computer models in<br />
weather forecasting, theories of global climate<br />
change, impact of satellites on meteorology, and<br />
modern meteorological instrumentation. (P/NP grading<br />
only.)—II. (II.) Reck<br />
60. Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics (4)<br />
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:<br />
Mathematics 16A and Physics 5A or 7A. Composition<br />
and thermal structure of the atmosphere. Radiation<br />
and the heat budget of the earth and its<br />
atmosphere. Cloud formation and precipitation processes.<br />
The atmosphere in motion, thunderstorms<br />
and other severe weather phenomena.—I. (I.)<br />
Faloona<br />
92. Atmospheric Science Internship (1-12)<br />
Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: lower division<br />
standing and consent of instructor. Internship off and<br />
on campus in atmospheric science. Internship supervised<br />
by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading<br />
only.)<br />
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-<strong>2010</strong> offering in parentheses<br />
<strong>General</strong> Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience