MET 1010: Introduction to Weather
Instructor: Katia Matcheva
Time: Tuesday 1:55-3:50 pm (periods 7&8)
Thursday 3:00-3:50 pm (period 8)
Location: NPB 1001
Office hours: Thursday 1:55-2:45 pm (room 2073)
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The Rules of the Game
Time and Location
Tuesday 1:55-3:50 pm, NPB 1001
Thursday 3:00-3:50 pm, NPB 1001
Office Hours:
Thursday, 1:55-2:45 pm in my office (NPB 2073).
e-mail: katia@phys.ufl.edu
tel. : 392-0286
Required Materials
♦  The main textbook -"Meteorology Today" by C. Donald Ahrens,
10th edition. The bookstore has the accompanying workbook
and study guide but it is not required.
♦  We will NOT be using the Student Response System for inclass evaluation (aka clickers).
MET 1010 web page
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~katia/Teaching/MET1010
Please check for updates regularly.
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Exams
Exams
♦  Three midterm exams (33 multiple choice questions, 3 points each).
♦  Final exam (33 multiple choice questions, 3 points each).
♦  Examples of old exams from previous years are posted on the webpage. May also check out Gainesville Sun s Weather Trivia .
♦  The dates of the exams are announced:
Midterm 1: February 6, Thursday (in class)
Midterm 2: March 20 , Thursday (in class)
Midterm 3: April 17, Thursday (in class)
Final exam: May 1, Thursday, 8:30-9:30 am
♦  You will be allowed one drop.
♦  Register for the course on E-learning! Grades will be posted there.
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Assignments
There will be no assignments or homework. Your grade will be based
entirely on your performance on the exams. However reading the
material in the book along with the lecture notes is a MUST!
Grading Scale
The grades are NOT curved. The final counts twice. The lowest score is
dropped. Anyone who scores 85 points or higher on each of the three
midterm exams will be given an A and will not be required to take the final
exam. See syllabus for details.
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
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D
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percent score
85% and above
78% and above
71% and above
65% and above
58% and above
51% and above
45% and above
42% and above
38% and above
35% and above
30% and above
under 30%
points total
337 - 396
309 - 336
282 - 308
258 - 281
230 - 257
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167 - 178
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118 or less
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Grading Example
Midterm 1
Midterm 2
Midterm 3
Final exam
Actual
45
75
60
81x2
Total
75+60+81+81=297 out of
Percent score
75%
Final Grade
B+
Max.
99
99
99
99
396
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Grading Example
Midterm 1
Midterm 2
Midterm 3
Final exam
Actual
81
75
60
45x1
Total
81+75+60+45=261 out of
Percent score
65.9%
Final Grade
B
Max.
99
99
99
99
396
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Grading Example
Actual
Max.
Midterm 1
Midterm 2
Midterm 3
Final exam
87
87
90
0x1
99
99
99
99
Total
Percent score
264 out of
NA
396
Final Grade
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A
Typically those are about 15-20% of the students
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Grading Example
Actual
Max.
Midterm 1
Midterm 2
Midterm 3
Midterm average:
Final exam
90
99
78
99
93
99
88%, but must take final
57x1
99
Total
Percent score
318 out of
80.3%
Final Grade
A-
396
Textbook
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10th
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Light,Color and Atmosheric Optics is
Chapter 19
Climate Change is Chapter 16
Includes pictures of hurricane Katrina
Includes removable cloud chart
9th
8th edition
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7th edition
Light,Color and
Atmosheric Optics is
Chapter 4
Climate Change is
Chapter 19
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What did the students think of
the Workbook and Study Guide?
Multiple choice question with five possible answers:
♦  I did not purchase the workbook/study guide
33 students (38.5%)
♦  I bought the workbook/study guide but rarely used it
19 students (22.5%)
♦  I often used the workbook/study guide but did not find it
particularly useful.
2 students (2.5%)
♦  I often used the workbook/study guide and found it quite
useful.
19 students (22.5%)
♦  Workbook? What workbook?
12 students (14%)
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Course web page
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~katia/Teaching/MET1010
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Home
Syllabus
Class notes
Exams
Related links
♦  UF weather station (on the roof of the Physics
Department)
♦  Weather channel
♦  Intellicast.com
♦  National Weather Service
♦  USA Today Weather
♦  Channel4 News Hurricane Coverage
♦  Learning Support Services