• Week 4: Energy, Season, and Temperature

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      Week 4 Information

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      To kick off this week, please take the pre-test Chapter 2 from MindTap. This exercise is for your self-evaluation. Then start reading chapter two of your text book to get conceptual understanding on:

      • Energy in general and radiant energy
      • Solar energy as the driver of all atmospheric processes
      • Energy transfer processes
      • Latent and sensible heat fluxes

      And, start working on the discussion forum and two MindTap exercises. All of these will be graded. As always, when you log in, first mark your attendance. There are three required attendances for this week as well.  

      Assignment and Activities

      UV_discussion: 15 points possible (initial post due- Wednesday, 18th at 11:59 pm, feedback due: Saturday at 11:59 pm)

      Homework: 9 points possible from the MindTap submission and 9 points for showing your work submitted to Assignment 4 folder (both Due Friday, 20th at 11:59 pm)

      Problems and Additional Questions: 9 points possible from the MindTap submission and 6 points from assignment submission for showing your work  to those problems.(both due Friday, 20th at 11:59 pm)


      Note that I will update the week activities as the week progresses.

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      Week 4 Resources

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      Please read chapter 2 from the textbook as reading resources for this week. While reading, please watch the videos using links from MindTap. 

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      Week 4 Assignments and Activities

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    • UV_Index discussion Forum
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    • Show your work for homework and additional problems Assignment
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      You can scan a paper that you use to show your written work of calculations and submit or submit a word document showing work for the homework/additional problems.