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Nov 21, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]
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PHS 119 - Fundamentals of Weather4 credit hours - Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
This course meets the Biological and Physical Sciences General Education Requirement.
Explore basic principles of atmospheric science and investigate types of interesting weather phenomena. Learn about atmospheric warming mechanisms, development of clouds, global and regional wind patterns and all categories of severe weather developments. Analyze and interpret weather maps, satellite images and atmospheric thermodynamic diagrams. Develop informed conclusions about Earth’s weather and climate changes. Lab fee $30.
Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for MAT 137 or MAT 145 or MAT 151 and ENG 101 /ENG 101A .
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