October 8,  2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY

1.  Then Dr H gave a presentation on the Bristlecone Pine (BCP) sites that you plotted skeleton plots for last Thursday.   This is information you will need for the I-3 Bristlecone Pine Activity Assignment.  The information and data you need to complete this assignment will be obtained IN CLASS today, and next TUESDAY.

      Overview of the I-3 Bristlecone Pine Tree-Ring  Sites & Info Needed for I-3 Class Discussion  [color pdf ]  [ grayscale pdf ]

2.  Then students got in their groups and worked on the activity.  It will be continued next Tuesday.

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

• The MIDTERM EXAM is next  Thursday OCT 15th

• The MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE WILL BE POSTED in D2L with Practice Questions & an Answer Key this weekend

• A Study / Review Session will take place WEDNESDAY Oct 14th -- time TBA  

• NEXT TUESDAY we’ll have a short Midterm Exam Review & the rest of class will be devoted to the continuation of the group work for The BCP Activity Individual Assignment (I-3) 
  I-3 will be due on TUESDAY Oct 27th
   

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IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:  

• Review  the presentation above on the I-3 BCP Activity  and visit a TA's office hours so you can get caught up with what you missed today and ready for the continuation of the activity next Tuesday.   This material is not in your textbook. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In class today we did the following:

1.  At the beginning of class some time was given for the groups to work on finishing G-3 for awhile.

2.  Then Dr H finished up the presentation on  Topic #10 The Earth's Energy Balance:

      Topic #10 The Earth's Energy Balance (cont.) -- explanation of the RIGHT side of the Energy Balance equation
                  

3.  Students got back  into Groups to finish up Assignment G-3 Applying the Energy Balance Terms on page 75 in the Class Notes Packet.  

4.  Dr. H then gave a very brief introduction to Topic #11 Introduction to Tree Rings and the class watched a 20-minute video/dvd:

LIVING HISTORY  The Ancient Bristlecone Pine (produced by the USDA Forest Service)

5.  Dr H then assigned ASSIGNMENT I-3, Tree-Ring Crossdating  and told the class to start working on it this weekend by reading the assignment and going through the accompanying web-based tutorial.  In Class On Tuesday, a demonstration will be given of how to make a skeleton plot and crossdate, plus there will be some extra help sessions set up next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for students who would like additional guidance on this assignment.

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

1. Reminder that TEST #2 is postponed one week.  It will be given on Thursday Oct 6th.  A revised "Top Ten Things to Study" has been posted with instructions on what QUESTION #10 will be about (you'll need to know how to make a skeleton plot to complete it!)

2.  Topic #11 (on Tree Rings) will continue on Tuesday Oct 4.

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:  

• Review the continuation of the extremely important presentation on Topic #10 above.  This material is not in your textbook.
• You missed finishing up  Assignment G-3 Applying the Energy Balance Terms.    If you missed BOTH Tuesday's & Thursday's class this week, you'll have to make I-3 up on your own by doing the following:  (1)  photocopy CLASS NOTES p 75, (2) put your name on it and write G-3 MAKE-UP Assignment at the top of the page, (3)  fill in each of the answers with a symbol from the Radiation Balance Equation and an explanatory phrase, and (4) turn this in on TUESDAY Oct 4th if you want to get it graded for credit for G-3.

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