Aug 21: Introduction/definition of synoptic meteorology
Reading assignment: HB1: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.4

Aug 23: Review of quation of motion
Reading assignment: HB1: 4.1.1-4.1.3, 4.1.6

Aug 28: Review of quation of motion (continued); baroclinic and barotropic atmosphere

Aug 30: Review of mass continuity and thermodynamic equations
Reading assignment: HB1: 4.2.1-4.2.2, 4.3.1

Sep 4: Review of thermodynamic equations (continued) and vorticity equation
Reading assignment: HB1: 4.5.1, 4.5.3, 4.5.4

Sep 6: Review of vorticity equation (continued)
handout homework 1

Sep 11: Quasi-geostrophic theory: introduction and estimating terms in the vorticity and thermodynamic equations
Reading assignment: HB1 5.1, 5.2-5.2.1

Sep 13: Estimating terms in the vorticity and thermodynamic equations (continued); simplified vorticity equation; relation between OMEGA and W
Reading assignment: HB1 5.2.4, 5.2.2

Sep 18: Level of non-divergence and Dines compensation principle; the kinematic boundary conditions for mid-latitude synoptic scale system; QG vorticity and thermodynamic equations
Reading assignment: HB1 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.5
homework 1 due

Sep 20: QG vorticity and thermodynamic equations (cont'd)
handout homework2

Sep 25: Derivation of QG OMEGA and height tendency equations
Reading assignment: HB1 5.6

Sep 27: Derivation of QG height tendency equation (cont'd) and mathematical interpretation of QG OMEGA equ
Reading assignment: HB1 5.7.1

Oct 2: Mathematical interpretation of QG OMEGA equ (cont'd)
homework 2 due

Oct 4: Physical interpretation of QG OMEGA equ
Reading assignment: HB1 5.7.2
handout homework 3

Oct 9: Interpretation of QG OMEGA equ (cont'd) and interpretation of height tendency equ.
Reading assignment: HB1 5.10

Oct 11: Interpretation of height tendency equ.