Instructor: Paul O’Gorman

TAs: Martin Singh and Andrea Dubin

Class times: MWF 11.00-12.00 (54-1623)

Recitation time: TBD

Textbook: Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics by Marshall and Plumb

Prerequisites: Multivariable Calculus (18.02) and Physics I: Classical Mechanics (8.01)

Course description: Introduces students to the fluid dynamics and thermodynamics of the atmosphere and ocean. Emphasizes important processes in the maintenance of climate. Illustrates underlying mechanisms through laboratory demonstrations, using a rotating table, and through analysis of atmospheric and oceanic data.

Grading:

1. 1.Homework assignments - roughly one per week (40%)
   

2. 2.Class participation (5%)
   

3. 3.A mid-term test (15%) (given out October 22nd)
   

4. 4.A final, closed book, exam (40%) (December 18th, 9am-noon)
   

Syllabus in pdf format