MET 4301 Dynamics I (ID: U02 87175)
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Fall 2017

On-line Syllabus

Time and location: MWF, 1:00-1:50 PM, AHC5 357.

Instructor: Dr. Hugh Willoughby
Office: AHC5 363
Phone: 305-348-0243
Email: hugh.willoughby@fiu.edu.

Office Hours: Mon 10:00-11:00 AM, Tue 1:00-2:00 PM, Wed 2:00-3:00 PM, or by appointment.

External Links:

FIU Online Cloud Atlas
GOES Satellite Imagery at NASA/MSFC
HPC Surface Analysis
Miami Weather Forecast Office
Miami WSR-88D Radar
National Hurricane Center

Posted Lecture Notes:

LECTURE 0: Introduction
LECTURE 1: FORCES
HOME WORK 2: CALCULUS REVIEW
LECTURE 2 : Math Review
LECTURE 3: Momentum Equations
LECTURE 4: Continuity and Thermodynamic Equations
Exam #1 Study Guide
Friday 20 OCT 2017. Exam 1, Covering Lectures 0-4
LECTURE 5: Vorticity,
LECTURE 6: Quasigeostrophic Approximation,
HOME WORK 5: QG Approximation
Exam #2 Study Guide
Monday 20 NOV 2017. Exam 2, Covering Lectures 5-6
LECTURE 7.1: Energy relations,
LECTURE 7.2: Shallow-Water Motions
Final Exam Review

Final Exam:

Monday 11 DEC 2017

Noon-2:00 PM, AHC5 357