Mathematics, Microcomputers, and Meteorology

该项目开发的课程的目标是将数学教学和计算机学习整合为一门应用科学--气象学。本课程包括一个学期的课堂(三个学分)和实验(两个学分)两个部分。它是提供给大学一年级或二年级的学生，以满足自然科学的要求。最近升级的气象实验室在联合国大学大气科学计划，由国家科学基金会支持，为学生提供一个高科技的环境，让他们存档，操作，展示，并交互地呈现卫星/雷达图像和其他天气信息。三个专业气象软件包(PC-McIDAS、WXP、和UNAWIPS)让学生完全可视化天气系统的发展和运动。学生在实验室部分有实践经验，并学习微型计算机在气象学中的应用。这门多学科课程保持其作为气象学的完整性，并为学生提供数学和计算机素养的实践培训。

The goal of the course being developed in this project is to integrate mathematics-teaching and computer-learning into an applied science, meteorology. The course includes both lecture (three credit hours) and lab (two credit hours) sections for one semester. It is being offered to university students at the freshman or sophomore level to fulfill natural science requirements.The recently upgraded Meteorology Lab in the Atmospheric Sciences Program at UNCA as supported by the National Science Foundation provides a high-tech environment for students to archive, manipulate, display, and present satellite/radar imagery and other weather information interactively. Three specialized meteorological software packages (PC-McIDAS, The WXP, and UNAWIPS) allow students to fully visualize the development and movement of weather systems.Students have hands-on experience in lab sections and learn applications of microcomputers in meteorology.This multidisciplinary course maintains its integrity as meteorology and offers students practical training in mathematics and computer literacy.