1. Lecture 1: Introduction I am Dr. Zong-Liang Yang, your instructor of this class. Welcome to the first class of GEO 302C Climate: Past, Present and Future! Before we proceed, let’s see a show of hands for the following questions.

2. Why Take This Course? 1.Want to know more about climate change? 2. Want to know more about global warming? 3. Want to become an informed citizen? 4. Want to obtain science credits? 5. Others?

3. Are you a ___________? 1.Freshman 2. Sophomore 3. Junior 4. Senior 5. None of the above

4. The Instructor Name:Zong-Liang YANG Professor Education: BS and MS in Meteorology PhD in Atmospheric Science Research: Biosphere-Atmosphere Interaction Global Water Cycle Numerical Climate Modeling Air Pollution Teach: Living with a Planet, Earth, Wind and Fire Physical Climatology Climate: Past, Present and Future Office:GEO 5.220DA Hours:Wednesdays 3-5pm or by Appointment Phone: 471-3824 Email:liang@mail.utexas.edu

5. Textbook Ruddiman, 2008. Earth’s Climate: Past and Future 2 nd edition Teach all 19 chapters, with a focus on present- day climate. Also use supplementary materials.

6. Course Website http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/302C Everything is online, from syllabus, lecture topics, reading assignments, lab discussions, to exams. Check out this site before and after each class. It is frequently updated and it is an extremely important resource!

7. Syllabus Click Syllabus.Syllabus ~40 hour-long lectures, 3 hours per week, covering a wide range of key climate topics, taught by Dr. Yang. ~10 lab discussions, 1.5 hours per lab per week, taught by TAs. Attendance will be counted.

8. Schedule Click Schedule for listings of lecture topics and reading materials.Schedule This site will be updated every day! Print out lecture notes before each class, which will serve as a review guide. An actual lecture may not follow the online notes exactly. You must attend the class to notice the difference and to do well in this course.

9. Labs Click Labs for listings of lab topics and reading materials.Labs This site will be updated every week! Print out lab assignments before each lab, which you will use during the lab. No labs this week! (Or the first lab begins in the week of January 26.) Your TAs are Xiaoyan Jiang and Naresh Neupane!

10. Exams Click Exams for listings of exam dates.Exams No make-up exams! But only better two of the three mid-term exams count, which means you could miss one mid- term exam without penalty. The final exam cannot be missed. Pay special attention to the dates of the three mid-term exams (Feb 20, March 27, and April 24). Final exam: May 19, 2-5pm.

11. Grades Policy Click Syllabus.Syllabus Three mid-term exams, 25% each, with the lowest grade dropped. Therefore, 25% + 25% = 50% is the full mid-term exams grade. Up to 10 labs, with a total of 25% is the full lab grade. Final exam has a full grade = 25%. All add up to 100% for the final grade. Final Grade: > 90 A, 80-89 B, 70-79 C, 60-69 D, and < 60 Ouch

12. Blackboard Blackboard http://courses.utexas.edu; “login” with your UTEID.http://courses.utexas.edu From there select “ 09SP CLIMATE: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE (26205) ” 09SP CLIMATE: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE (26205) Useful for posting questions, answers, and discussions, which are extensively used before an exam.

13. Additional Reading Materials Click http://www.geo.utexas.edu/climate/NEWS/ index.htm for global warming and climate news from national news media. http://www.geo.utexas.edu/climate/NEWS/ index.htm Click http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/302c/Link s02.htm for useful climate-related web resources. http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/302c/Link s02.htm

14. Questions? Email Dr. Yang at liang@mail.utexas.eduliang@mail.utexas.edu Or call me 471-3824. Or ask me during my office hours Wednesdays 3-5pm in GEO 5.220DA. which will be monitored by me every weekOr post your questions on Backboard, which will be monitored by me every week.