PHYS310 S17 W5

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Monday’s Class : Climate Change: The Science

Before Class:

  • Finish PS#4
  • See this video about what causes climate changes CC Causes
  • See the Effects of CC … Can you distinguish climate change from the ozone hole UV problems? and CC Slides, also see the Slide of GHG Sources
  • Please read the GHG part of Arrhenius biography
  • Read in DH’s Book: 277-309. You decide how in depth you should read this. It is all very important stuff, but you may find it sufficient to skim through it to get an idea of all the different factors involved in global temperature.
  • If you want more information about radiative forcing, see this NOAA document.
  • NPR: 2016 was the hottest year yet. .

During Class

  • Do we want to go to Pete’s House on Friday as an optional class trip?

After Class


Wednesday’s Class: Climate Change, the Policy and Politics.

Before Class

During Class

  • Big Exam!

After Class


Friday: We will not Meet at Pete’s House, but we will meet in our regular classroom. I’m sorry to change the plan. If after learning about what I do at home, you’re interested to visit, we can find a time to visit.

Before Class

During Class

  • Come to our classroom for class.

After Class

  • Make sure you set up your webpage and enter it on the class project page (links on main class webpage)

What I did not assign: