Severe and Hazardous Weather
Meteorology 107
Fall 2016
Instructor: Bradley Carlberg
Office: 3018 Agronomy Hall
Office Hours: Tuesday, 2pm-4pm
Phone: (515) 294-xxxx
Class Meetings
Lecture: 1:10-2:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday in 2245 Coover Hall.
Texts
There are no required texts for this course. All of the material you will need will be given in your lecture notes.
Recommended: "Severe and Hazardous Weather: An Introduction to High Impact Meteorology".
*TopHat will be required. Licenses can be purchased through the ISU Book Store.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to give a basic understanding of atmospheric processes related to severe weather. The first few weeks of this course will explore the fundamental
properties of the atmosphere. This information will serve as background material to help students understand concepts related to each severe weather topic discussed in
the second half of the course.
Schedule
October 18: Introduction to the Course
October 20: Properties of the Atmosphere
October 25: Meteorological Measurements & Maps
October 27: Atmospheric Stability
November 1: Scales of Weather
November 3: Airmasses & Fronts
November 8: Midterm Exam (40%)
November 10 Temperature Extremes & Drought
November 15: Winter Storms
November 17: Thunderstorms
November 21 - 25: Thanksgiving Break - NO CLASSES
November 29: Tornadoes
December 1: Severe Weather Awareness & Reporting
December 6: Floods
December 8: Hurricanes
December 9-16: Final Exam (50%), through 11:45 am Dec 16
Grading
10% - Attendance*
40% - Midterm Exam**
50% - Final Exam (comprehensive)**
A >= 88%
A- = 87.9-84%
B+ = 83.9-80%
B = 79.9-76%
B- = 75.9-72%
C+ = 71.9-67%
C = 66.9-63%
C- = 62.9-59%
D+ = 58.9-55%
D = 54.9-51%
D- = 50.9-47%
F <= 46.9%
* Each lecture period will have at least one TopHat question related to the current or previous day’s information. Attendance will be taken based on answering these questions IN CLASS. Students DO NOT need to answer the questions correctly to get credit for attendance; the idea is to attend class and learn from the questions. We only meet 14 times during the semester including the midterm. Life does happen (illness, flat tires, inclement weather, etc.). If something like this does come up, email the instructor prior to class and it will be taken into consideration.
** The midterm and final exam will be multiple choice tests. The midterm exam will be 40 questions, and the final exam will be 50 questions.
Blackboard
The full syllabus, assignments, lecture notes, and announcements will be available through Blackboard. All students registered in the
course will automatically be enrolled into Blackboard. To log into Blackboard, you must have an ISU email account. Your Blackboard login name is your ISU E-mail name (the part of your E-mail
address to the left of @iastate.edu) and your Blackboard password is your ISU password.
Class Web Page
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/classes/mt107
NOTE ABOUT DISABILITIES: If you have a documented disability and anticipate needing accommodations in this course, please make arrangements to meet with me soon. Please
request that a Disability Resources staff send a SAAR form verifying your disability and specifying the accommodations you will need.
NOTE ABOUT ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Be aware of the University's policy on academic dishonesty. Any student that cheats or plagiarizes will immediately receive an F in the
course and the Dean of Academic Affairs will be contacted.
