During the semester we will roughly cover the first six chapters of Holton's book. The detailed schedule and the reading assignments (please read before class) are posted below. The list will be updated regularly.

Week	Month	Topics	Reading
1	8	Overview, coordinate systems, forces	1.1-1.5
2	8	Coriolis force, vertical structure of the atmosphere	1.5-1.6
3	9	Total derivative, Coriolis force II, scale analysis, geostrophy, Rossby number	2.1-2.4
4	9	Scale analysis, continuity equ., thermodynamics	2.5-2.7
5	9	Potential temperature, stability, equations in p-coordinates, balanced flow	2.7-3.1
6	9	Balanced flow, thermal wind	3.2, 3.4
7	10	Thermal wind, midterm	3.4
8	10	Circulation, land/sea breeze	4.1-4.2
9	10	Vorticity and potential vorticity	4.2-4.3
10	10	Potential vorticity, vorticity equation	4.3-4.5
11	11	Planetary boundary layer	5.1, 5.3
12	11	Ekman equations	5.3-5.4
13	11	QG approximation	6.1
14	12	QG approximation	6.2-6.3.2, 6.4.1, 6.5