Typical Sequence of Courses for the Major Program

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: An introduction to physical meteorology designed for students in the physical sciences. Topics include: composition of the atmosphere; heat transfer; the upper atmosphere; atmospheric optics; formation of clouds and precipitation; instability; adiabatic charts.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Fall
• 3 hours lecture
• Prerequisite: CEGEP Physics, or the combination of PHYS 131 and PHYS 142, or permission of instructor.

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
• Instructors
  • Yi Huang

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Laws of motion, geostrophic wind, gradient wind. General circulation of the atmosphere and oceans, local circulation features. Air-sea interaction, including hurricanes and sea-ice formation, extra-tropical weather systems and fronts, role of the atmosphere and oceans in climate.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Winter
• 3 hours lecture
• Prerequisite: ATOC 214

• Terms
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Seok-Woo Son

Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Taylor series, Taylor's theorem in one and several variables. Review of vector geometry. Partial differentiation, directional derivative. Extreme of functions of 2 or 3 variables. Parametric curves and arc length. Polar and spherical coordinates. Multiple integrals.

Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics

• Prerequisite: MATH 141. Familiarity with vector geometry or Corequisite: MATH 133
• Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CEGEP course 201-303 or MATH 150, MATH 151 or MATH 227

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Wilbur Jonsson
  • Wilbur Jonsson

Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Review of matrix algebra, determinants and systems of linear equations. Vector spaces, linear operators and their matrix representations, orthogonality. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization of Hermitian matrices. Applications.

Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics

• Fall and Winter
• Prerequisite: MATH 133 or equivalent
• Restriction: Not open to students in Mathematics programs nor to students who have taken or are taking MATH 236, MATH 247 or MATH 251. It is open to students in Faculty Programs

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • James G Loveys, Wilbur Jonsson, James G Loveys
  • Wilbur Jonsson

Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Derivative as a matrix. Chain rule. Implicit functions. Constrained maxima and minima. Jacobians. Multiple integration. Line and surface integrals. Theorems of Green, Stokes and Gauss. Fourier series with applications.

Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics

• Prerequisites: MATH 133, MATH 222
• Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 248

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Jian-Jun Xu
  • Wilbur Jonsson

Physics: Translational motion under Newton's laws; forces, momentum, work/energy theorem. Special relativity; Lorentz transforms, relativistic mechanics, mass/energy equivalence. Topics in rotational dynamics. Noninertial frames.

Offered by: Physics

• Fall
• 3 hours lectures
• Prerequisite: CEGEP Physics or PHYS 131.
• Corequisite: MATH 222
• Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 251

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
• Instructors
  • Hong Guo

Physics: The laws of thermodynamics and their consequences. Thermodynamics of P-V-T systems and simple heat engines. Free, driven, and damped harmonic oscillators. Coupled systems and normal modes. Fourier methods. Wave motion and dispersion. The wave equation.

Offered by: Physics

• Winter
• 3 hours lectures
• Prerequisites: CEGEP Physics or PHYS 142, and CEGEP chemistry or CHEM 120, and PHYS 230.
• Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 253

• Terms
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Dominic Ryan

Physics: Introductory laboratory work and data analysis as related to mechanics, optics and thermodynamics. Introduction to computers as they are employed for laboratory work, for data analysis and for numerical computation. Previous experience with computers is an asset, but is not required.

Offered by: Physics

• Fall
• 6 hours of laboratory and classroom work
• Corequisite: PHYS 230 or PHYS 251

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
• Instructors
  • Andreas T Warburton

Computer Science (Sci): Introduction to computer systems. Concepts and structures for high level programming. Elements of structured programming using FORTRAN 90 and C. Numerical algorithms such as root finding, numerical integration and differential equations. Non-numerical algorithms for sorting and searching.

Offered by: Computer Science

• 3 hours
• Prerequisite: differential and integral calculus.
• Corequisite: linear algebra: determinants, vectors, matrix operations.
• Restrictions: COMP 202 and COMP 208 cannot both be taken for credit. COMP 202 is intended as a general introductory course, while COMP 208 is intended for students interested in scientific computations. Credits for either of these courses will not count towards the 60-credit Major in Computer Science. COMP 208 cannot be taken for credit with or after COMP 250.

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Nathan Friedman
  • Nathan Friedman

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Basic notions of radiative transfer and applications of satellite and radar data to mesoscale and synoptic-scale systems are discussed. Emphasis will be put on the contribution of remote sensing to atmospheric and oceanic sciences.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Winter
• 3 hours lecture
• Prerequisite: ATOC 215

• Terms
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Frederic Fabry, Gerard Szejwach

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Buoyancy, stability, and vertical oscillations. Dry and moist adiabatic processes. Resulting dry and precipitating convective circulations from the small scale to the global scale. Mesoscale precipitation systems from the cell to convective complexes. Severe convection, downbursts, mesocyclones.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Fall
• 3 hours lecture
• Prerequisites: ATOC 214 and MATH 222

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
• Instructors
  • Eyad Hashem Atallah

Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): First order ordinary differential equations including elementary numerical methods. Linear differential equations. Laplace transforms. Series solutions.

Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics

• Prerequisite: MATH 222.
• Corequisite: MATH 133.
• Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 325.

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Jian-Jun Xu
  • Jian-Jun Xu

Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Examples of statistical data and the use of graphical means to summarize the data. Basic distributions arising in the natural and behavioural sciences. The logical meaning of a test of significance and a confidence interval. Tests of significance and confidence intervals in the one and two sample setting (means, variances and proportions).

Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics

• No calculus prerequisites
• Restriction: This course is intended for students in all disciplines. For extensive course restrictions covering statistics courses see Section 3.6.1 of the Arts and of the Science sections of the calendar regarding course overlaps.
• You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar. Students should consult http://www.mcgill.ca/student-records/transfercredits/ for information regarding transfer credits for this course.

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Christian Genest
  • Jose Andres Correa

Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Sample space, events, conditional probability, independence of events, Bayes' Theorem. Basic combinatorial probability, random variables, discrete and continuous univariate and multivariate distributions. Independence of random variables. Inequalities, weak law of large numbers, central limit theorem.

Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics

• Prerequisites: MATH 141 or equivalent.
• Restriction: Intended for students in Science, Engineering and related disciplines, who have had differential and integral calculus
• Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 356

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Masoud Asgharian-Dastenaei
  • David B Wolfson

Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, contingency tables, nonparametric inference, regression, Bayesian inference.

Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics

• Fall and Winter
• Prerequisite: MATH 323 or equivalent
• Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 357
• You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • William J Anderson

Physics: Introductory equilibrium statistical mechanics. Quantum states, probabilities, ensemble averages. Entropy, temperature, Boltzmann factor, chemical potential. Photons and phonons. Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions; applications.

Offered by: Physics

• Winter
• 3 hours lectures
• Prerequisite: PHYS 232
• Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 362

• Terms
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Paul Francois

Physics: The electrostatic field and scalar potential. Dielectric properties of matter. Energy in the electrostatic field. Methods for solving problems in electrostatics. The magnetic field. Induction and inductance. Energy in the magnetic field. Magnetic properties of matter. Maxwell's equations. The dipole approximation.

Offered by: Physics

• Fall
• 3 hours lectures
• Prerequisites: CEGEP physics or PHYS 142, MATH 222
• Corequisite: MATH 314
• Restriction: Not open to students who have passed PHYS 242 or PHYS 350

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
• Instructors
  • Keshav Dasgupta

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Equations of motion in rotating coordinates, elementary applications, circulation and vorticity, the planetary boundary layer, synoptic scale motions, Rossby waves and inertial oscillations.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Fall
• Prerequisites: MATH 314, MATH 315, and PHYS 230.

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
• Instructors
  • David N Straub

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Analysis of current meteorological data. Description of a geostrophic, hydrostatic atmosphere. Ageostrophic circulations and hydrostatic instabilities. Kinematic and thermodynamic methods of computing vertical motions. Tropical and extratropical condensation rates. Barotropic and equivalent barotropic atmospheres.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Fall
• 2 hours lecture; 2 hours laboratory
• Prerequisite (Undergraduate): MATH 314, MATH 315, or permission of instructor

• Terms
  • Fall 2012
• Instructors
  • Eyad Hashem Atallah

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Analysis of current meteorological data. Quasi-geostrophic theory, including the omega equation, as it relates to extratropical cyclone and anticyclone development. Frontogenesis and frontal circulations in the lower and upper troposphere. Cumulus convection and its relationship to tropical and extratropical circulations. Diagnostic case study work.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Winter
• 2 hours lecture; 2 hours laboratory
• Prerequisite (Undergraduate): ATOC 412 and ATOC 540 or permission of instructor.

• Terms
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Eyad Hashem Atallah

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences: Half-hour briefing on atmospheric general circulation and current weather around the world using satellite data, radar observations, conventional weather maps, and analyses and forecasts produced by computer techniques.

Offered by: Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

• Winter
• 2 hours
• Prerequisite (Undergraduate): ATOC 540 or permission of instructor
• Restriction: Graduate students and final-year Honours Atmospheric Science students. Others by special permission.

• Terms
  • Winter 2013
• Instructors
  • Eyad Hashem Atallah