This allows time for students to complete the assignments, some of which involve hand analyses of weather maps, send them to the instructor, and get feedback from the instructor. It also allows time to overcome temporary problems like computer crashes that may delay student access to supplemental materials placed on the World Wide Web. The first course is offered in the spring semester and should be taken by freshmen. The second course is offered in the fall semester and should be taken by sophomores. Otherwise you will be required to take the 3-credit resident instruction version of the course when you come to the University Park campus as a junior.
Students purchase two textbooks.
A set of course notes can be printed off the World Wide Web. Supplemental materials are also made available on the World Wide Web. Students read the assigned material, then complete the assignments and return them to the instructor by the due date. In addition, there also is classroom instruction. There will be several forms of exchange.