Class number 1 /27                       Date Jan 19,  2011
Topic: Introduction to course, and a bit of basic thermodynamics.

Loose ends from last class:
None!

Today's material:
1. Introductions, syllabus

2. Brief whiteboard refresher (Sil's scanned notes) on the First Law (wikipedia) and concept of Buoyancy (wikipedia) as preparation for: 

3. First parts of interactive skew-T mastery unit from COMET


Open questions, assignments, and loose ends for next class:

Clarify course grading details (me)
Weather briefing/ phenomenon show at start of class - rotating assignment
Update syllabus subjects with M&R textbook section numbers

Testable questions about today's material:

What is the first law of thermodynamics?
What is buoyancy?