• ATSC 1101: First-Year Seminar:

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
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• ATSC 2000: Intro to Meteorol

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  First course in meteorology for students with minimal background in math and science. Provides general and practical understanding of weather phenomena. Emphasizes observational aspects of the science, meteorological view of the physical world and the impact the science has on life and society. Includes three hours of lecture and one laboratory per week. Includes atmospheric composition and structure, radiation, winds and horizontal forces, stability and vertical motions, general circulation, synoptic meteorology, clouds and precipitation, severe storms and atmospheric optics.
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• ATSC 2100: Atmospheric Chng

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Introduces non-specialists to a broad overview of global, regional and local atmospheric impacts of mankind's activities and natural phenomena, and their consequences. Includes global warming and potential for climate change, atmospheric ozone depletion, acid rain, urban air pollution and problem alleviating mitigating strategies.
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• ATSC 2200: Severe and Unusual Weather

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A nontechnical course on severe and unusual weather events that occur around the globe. The focus of the course is on a wide range of weather events that have profound impacts on societies, economies, and cultures, and the material is presented in a qualitative manner such that it is highly accessible by students coming from all backgrounds. This course fulfills 3 credits of the USP 2015 PN - Physical & Natural World requirement.
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• ATSC 3032: Weather Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Students learn to access, display, and interpret meteorological data including surface, upper air, satellite, and radar data, and become familiar with NWP models and weather predictability. They gain a basic understanding of dynamic and physical meteorology through real-time applications, and are introduced to meteorological data display software applications. Prerequisites: MATH 2205 and PHYS 1310 or equivalent.
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• ATSC 3890: EN Honors Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A general approach to scientific research and graduate school preparation. Topics will include: finding a research mentor, literature search skills, using the scientific method for approaching a research problem and developing a research methodology, writing a research funding proposal, delivering a research presentation and selecting and applying for graduate school. Restricted to College of Engineering Honors Program students. Cross listed with ARE/CE/CHE/COSC/EE/ES/PETE 3890. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
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• ATSC 4000: Phys Met I

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Solar and terrestrial radiation, heat transfer and the energy budget of the earth-atmosphere system, the laws of thermodynamics with emphasis on their application to atmospheric processes. Atmospheric statics, thermodynamics of dry and moist air, and atmospheric convective processes. Dual listed with ATSC 5000. Prerequisites: MATH 2210 and [MATH 2310 or PHYS 4830].
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• ATSC 4001: ESS Modeling

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  akes a modeling approach to demonstrate how the Earth is integrated into an interconnected system through exchanges of energy and matter, and how Earth system functioning is susceptible to human alteration. Unifying concepts focus on quantitative interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and between the Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere. Cross listed with BOT/GEOL/ESS 4001. Prerequisites: MATH 2205 or equivalent and ESS 2000 or GEOL 2000.
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• ATSC 4009: Machine Learning+Data Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Techniques for extracting information from data as used in the physical science literature such as compositing, time series analysis, singular value decomposition, principle component analysis, and filtering. More recent techniques from machine learning such as artificial neural networks, self-organizing maps, and traceable Al will be presented. Prerequisites: MATH 2210 and MATH 2250 or permission of instructor. Cross listed with ATSC 5009.
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• ATSC 4010: Atmos Process I

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Tools for understanding of physical processes occurring in the atmosphere are presented and integrated. Emphasis on ideal gas equation (for mixtures), parcel concept, hydrostatics, mass conservation modeling, first law thermodynamics and radiation in the cloud-free atmosphere. Rudiments needed for problem solving are emphasized - integral and differential forms and dimensional analysis. Prerequisites: PHYS 1320 and either MATH 2210 or 2310.
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