1. Welcome to AOSC200: Weather and Climate Discussion
Sections 0101 & 0102
TA: Agniv Sengupta

2. About your TA
Office hours: Fri 2:00-3:00pm in ATL3416, or by appointment.

3. Welcome Please introduce yourself: name, program of study, and,
any one notable weather event you experienced (exciting/terrifying)

4. About this Course
AOSC200 Main course webpage:
Past quizzes, exams, etc will be posted on ELMS
Overall breakdown of grades:
Admission Tickets 5%
Topic of the day 10%
Quizzes 20%
Projects 20%
Mid-Term 20%
Final 25%

5. About the Discussion session
We will review course material & discuss group projects
All you need to know about the discussion is on my webpage:
I do NOT take attendance, but participation in discussion will affect your grade.
For missed discussions, please refer my webpage for in-class presentations and other useful documents.
BRING QUESTIONS (or them to me).

6. What to expect from discussion…
I’ll usually start the discussion by reviewing lecture material
After ~30-35 minutes, I’ll let groups get together to discuss their projects
On presentation days, there will only be presentations (no review)
Do you need to attend discussion?
I would recommend it  Students tend to do better in the class when they attend discussion
Attendance is important for group discussions  your group will review each team member
Attendance on presentation days is important  there will be a classwork component that is added to your project grade

7. Weather and Climate
Weather: Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place over shorter time periods.
There are many things we can measure to determine weather, for example, precipitation, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, etc.
Climate: The slowly varying aspects of the atmosphere– hydrosphere–land surface system

8. Questions ?
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