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2012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum17189H. Topics in Asian American Studies (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, 2, or 3 andupper division standing, or consent of instructor.Intensive treatment of a topic in Asian AmericanStudies. Society and Institutions. May be repeatedfor credit when topic differs. Not offered every year.GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci | AH or SS.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)189I. Topics in Asian American Studies (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, 2, or 3 andupper division standing, or consent of instructor.Intensive treatment of a topic in Asian AmericanStudies. Politics and Social Movements. May berepeated for credit when topic differs. Not offeredevery year. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci | ACGH,AH or SS, DD, OL, WE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)AstronomyNew and changed courses inAstronomy (AST)Lower Division25. Introduction to Modern Astronomy andAstrophysics (4)Lecture—3 hours; lecture/discussion—2.5 hours.Prerequisite: good facility in high school physics andmathematics (algebra and trigonometry). Descriptionand interpretation of astronomical phenomena usingthe laws of modern physics and observations bymodern astronomical instruments. Gravity, relativity,electromagnetic radiation, atomic and nuclear processesin relation to the structure and evolution ofstars, galaxies and the universe. Not open to studentswho have received credit for course 2, 10G,or 10L. GE credit: SciEng | SE, SL, VL.—I. (I.)Fassnacht, Lubin(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Atmospheric ScienceNew and changed courses inAtmospheric Science (ATM)Lower Division30. Issues in Atmospheric Science (2)Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:high school physics. Introduction to selected topics inatmospheric science, such as: meteorologicalaspects of air pollution, use of computer models inweather forecasting, theories of global climatechange, impact of satellites on meteorology, andmodern meteorological instrumentation. (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SE, SL, VL.—II. (II.) Anastasio(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)60. Introduction to Atmospheric Science (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:Mathematics 16A or 21A and Physics 5A, 7A or9A. Fundamental principles of the physics, chemistry,and fluid dynamics underlying weather and climate.Solar radiation, the greenhouse effect, and thethermal budget of the Earth. Clouds and their formation,convection, precipitation, mid-latitude storm systems.GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, VL.—I. (I.)Faloona(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Upper Division110. Weather Observation and Analysis (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 60. Acquisition, distribution and analysis ofmeteorological data. Vertical sounding analysis, stabilityindices, probability of local severe weather,weather map analysis. Use of National Weather Serviceanalyses and forecast products. Laboratorymakes use of computer-generated analyses. GEcredit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE, VL.—III. (III.) Chen(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)111. Weather Analysis and Prediction (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 110, 121B,111L (concurrently), knowledge of a programminglanguage. Tools for analyzing observed propertiesof mid-latitude weather systems. The analysis-forecastsystem, including various weather forecast models.General structure and properties of mid-latitudeweather systems. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, VL.—II. (II.) Grotjahn(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)111L. Weather Analysis and PredictionLaboratory (2)(cancelled course—eff. spring 14)111LY. Weather Analysis and PredictionLaboratory (2)Laboratory—2 hours; web virtual lecture—4 hours.Prerequisite: course 111 (concurrently). Subjectiveand objective analysis of weather data. Web-basedlearning of the analysis-forecast system and variousweather forecasting situations. Weather map interpretationand forecast discussions. (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE, VL.—II. (II.)Grotjahn(new course—eff. fall 13)115. Hydroclimatology (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 60. Examinationof climate as the forcing function for the hydrologicsystem. Emphasis on seasonal variations in therelationship between precipitation and evapotranspirationfor meso-scale areas. Watershed modeling offloods and drought for evaluating the effects of climaticfluctuations. GE credit: SciEng | SE, SL.—III.(III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)116. Climate Change (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite:University Writing Program 1; consent of instructor.Climate trends and patterns spanning the recent pastand the future. Emphasis on natural processes thatproduce climate variations and human influence onthese processes. Evidence of climate change and therole of global climate models in understanding climatevariability. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, WE.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)120. Atmospheric Thermodynamics andCloud Physics (4)Lecture—3 hours, extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:Mathematics 21C, Physics 9B, course 60(may be taken concurrently). Atmospheric compositionand structure, thermodynamics of atmosphericgases, thermal properties of dry and moist air, atmosphericstability; cloud nucleation, cloud growth bycondensation and collision, cloud models. GE credit:SciEng | QL, SE, VL.—I. (I.) Faloona(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)121A. Atmospheric Dynamics (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:course 120, Mathematics 21D, Physics 9B.Fundamental forces of atmospheric flow; noninertialreference frames; development of the equations ofmotion for rotating stratified atmospheres; isobaricand natural coordinate systems; geostrophic flow;thermal wind; circulation and vorticity. GE credit:SciEng | QL, SE.—II. (II.) Nathan(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)121B. Atmospheric Dynamics (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:course 121A. Dynamics of fluid motion ingeophysical systems; quasi-geostrophic theory; fundamentalsof wave propagation in fluids; Rossbywaves; gravity waves; fundamentals of hydrodynamicinstability; two-level model; baroclinic instabilityand cyclogenesis. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE.—III. (III.) Chen(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)124. Meteorological Instruments andObservations (3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 60; Physics 5C. Modern meteorologicalinstruments and their use in meteorological observationsand measurements. Both standard and micrometeorologicalinstruments are included. GE credit:SciEng | QL, SE, SL, VL.—I. (I.) Paw U(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)128. Radiation and Satellite Meteorology(4)Laboratory/discussion—3 hours; extensive problemsolving—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 60, Physics 9B,Mathematics 22B, 21D. Concepts of atmosphericradiation and the use of satellites in remote sensing.Emphasis on the modification of solar and infraredradiation by the atmosphere. Estimation from satellitedata of atmospheric variables such as temperaturesand cloudiness. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE,VL.—II. (II.) Nathan(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)133. Biometeorology (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:one course in a biological discipline and Mathematics16B or consent of instructor. Atmospheric andbiological interactions. Physical and biological basisfor water vapor, carbon dioxide and energyexchanges with the atmosphere associated withplants and animals, including humans. Microclimateof plant canopies and microclimatic modificationsuch as frost protection and windbreaks. GE credit:SciEng | QL, SE, SL, VL.—II. (II.) Paw U, Snyder(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)149. Air Pollution (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:Mathematics 21D, 22B, Chemistry 2B, AtmosphericScience 121A or Engineering 103. Physical andtechnical aspects of air pollution. Emphasis on geophysicalprocesses and air pollution meteorology aswell as physical and chemical properties of pollutants.(Same course as Civil and Environmental Engineering149.) GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, SL.—I. (I.)Cappa(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)150. Introduction to Computer Methods inPhysical Sciences (4)Lecture—3 hour; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:Mathematics 22B, Physics 9B, and a computerprogramming course such as EngineeringComputer Science 30. Additional courses in fluiddynamics (course 121A or Engineering 103) and inFourier transforms (Mathematics 118C or Physics104A) are helpful, but not required. Computationaltechniques used in physical sciences. Integral anddifferential equation numerical solution: mainly finitedifferencing and spectral (Fourier transform) methods.Time series applications (time-permitting). Specificapplications drawn from meteorology.Accelerated introduction to FORTRAN including programmingassignments. Enrollment limited to 12,preference to Atmospheric Science majors. Offeredin alternate years. (P/NP grading only.) GEcredit: SE.—I. Grotjahn(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)158. Boundary-Layer Meteorology (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 121A. Dynamics of the atmosphere nearestthe Earth's surface. Friction and heat transfer. Propertiesof turbulent flows; statistical and spectral techniques;use and interpretation of differentialQuarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience