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GEOL 0024 - METE0ROLOGY 4 credits This course will provide students with an overview of the earth’s weather systems. Emphasis will be on lab-centered, hands-on activities designed to demonstrate weather phenomenon through a holistic approach. Topics will include, but are not limited to, structure and composition of the atmosphere, global patterns of circulation, pressure systems, fronts, air masses, weather maps and weather prediction, and climate systems. Students will be required to complete weekly assignments; there will be a semester project; at least one class session will be a field trip. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Satisfies CAS Natural Sciences elective requirement.) (Satisfies UPB Physical Sciences with Lab Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: spring term.
GEOL 0025 - INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY 3 credits An online weather-studies course covering the composition and structure of the atmosphere; the flows of energy to, from, and through the atmosphere; and the resulting motions produced from small to planetary scales. The physical principles of atmospheric phenomena are stressed in the understanding of weather’s impact on humans. Methods of analysis are developed through the study of current weather as meteorological data are delivered via the Internet. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets UPB Physical Sciences Requirement) Frequency of Offering: spring term.
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