Nathan Horan
Meteorology Student Portfolio
Course Justification list
Educational Goal Summary:
To learn and fully understand the weather and the phycical laws that govern it.
Fall 2000:
Total Credits: 14
Math 140 College Algebra (4 credits):Needed to get in further Math courses .
Engl 104 Fresh Comp (3 credits): LAS Basic
Education requirement.
Macro Economics (3 credits):Basic course for social sceince option .
Pysics 111 (4 credits):Optional class(was required for past major).
Spring 2001
Total Credits: 14
Math 142 Trig (5 credits): Reqiurement for past major pre-req for Calculus.
Engl 105 Fresh Comp (3 credits): LAS Basic
Education requirement.
Art 100 (3 credits):Needed for past major .
Pycho 101General Psycology (3 credits): Counts towards social sciense LAS credit.
Fall 2001
Total Credits:12.5
Arch 102Architecture Studio ( 4 credits):Required for past major.
Arch 130 Drawing Studio (2 credits):Required for Architecture.
Arch 221 Architecture History (3 credits): Required for past major also counts toward LAS humanities.
Mteor 206 Inrto to Meteorology: Required for meteorology, science option initaily.
Last semester of as an Architect Major.:
Spring 2002
Total Credits:12
Calculus I: Description: Meteorology requirement, need for meteorology.
chem 163 General Chemistry(3 credits) : Need for Meteorology.
Chem 163L General Chemistry Lab(1 credit): Required for all chemistry courses.
pych 280Social Psychology (3 credits): Counts towards LAS social science.
Took 163,164 sequence for chemistry:
Fall 2002
Total Credits:12
Math 166Calculus II (4 credits): Required for Meteorology, second of four calculus courses needed.
Phys 221 Classical physics:Required to build conceptial knowledge for meteorology.
Comp Sci 207Computer Science C++ :Required for meteorology.
Spring 2003
Total Credits:12
Math 266Differitial Equations(3 credits): Needed for meteorology.
Mteor 301General Meteorology:Required for meteorology. Needed to introduce all aspects of Meteorology.
Phys 222Classical Physics: Needed in the sequence of physics class set up to prepare for core meteorology courses.
Summer 2003
Total Credits:4
Math265 Calculus III (4 credits):Need to
complete math requirements
Fall 2003
Total Credits:12
Mteor 311 Intro to Synoptic Meteorology (2 credits): Required for meteorology,Introductions to forecasting and dynamics of Meteorology.
Mteor 341 Atmospheric Physics(3 credits): Applies the laws of physics to the atmosphere.
Mteor 201 Meteorology seminar: Information of the meteorology major introfduction to HTML programming procedures(create web page).
Hist 280 History of science I: Las humanities credit, took because of intrest in science.
Math 165 Calculus I: Retake for a better grade.
Spring 2004
Total Credits:15
Mteor 301 General Meteorology(4 credits): Retake to improve GPA.
Mteor 342 Atmospheric Physics(3 credits): Applies the laws of physics to the atmosphere.
Mteor 443 Dynamic Meteorology I(3 credits): Applies the laws of physics and Mathmatics to the motions in the atmophere.
Astro 150 Stars and Galaxies(3 credits):Optional science course.
Music 101 Fundimentals of music (3 credits): Want to learn laws of music to teach guitar lessons(also pre-req for history of rock an roll.
Summer 2004
Total Credits:7
Enlg 314 Technical Writing (3 credits): Needed
to complete basic requirments
Span 101 Elementary Spanish I (4 credits):
Needed to complete language requirement for LAS
Fall 2004
Total Credits:14
Mteor 411 Syn. Meteorology(3 credits):Continuation of 311 with more applications of forecasting and dynamics.
Mteor 454 Dyn Meteorology II(3 credits):Applies
the laws of phycics in a more advanced mannor.
Mteor 499 Senior Seminar(2 credits):Class taken to Apply what was learned in previous classes to real situations for research experience.
Stat 105 Intro to Statistics(3 credits):Taken as a prereq for Instrumentation.
Math 301 Intro to Abstact Algebra(3
credits):Need to complete a math minor.
Spring 2005
Total Credits:16
Mteor 432 Instrumentation(3 credits):Taken to formiliarize student with measuring instruments used in meteorology.
Mtero 417 Meso Lab (2 credits):Learn weather using real life situations and instruments.
Mteor 455 Dynamic Meteorology III(3
credits):Meteorology elective.
Chem 164 General chemistry (3 credits):Taken second in sequence of chemistry classes.
Chem 164L Chem Lab (1 credit): required co-req with chemistry.
Span 102 Elementary Spanish II (4
credits):Required in the College of LAS to complete
language requirement.
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