DEFINITIONS OF NANO Nanoscience and Nanoengineering ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PALE Paleontology COURSE DESCRIPTIONS PE Physical Education PHIL Philosophy PHYS Physics Abbreviation Definition POLS Political Science PSYC Psychology AES AESospheric and Environmental SOC Sociology Sciences SPAN Spanish ANTH Anthropology SPCM Speech ART Art ARTH Art History BIOL Biology Courses above 400 level are normally BME Biomedical Engineering reserved for graduate studies; however, in some CBE Chemical and Biological cases, undergraduate students may take graduate Engineering level courses. CEE Civil and Environmental Engineering Students must receive a passing grade of “D” or CENG Computer Engineering better for any prerequisite course unless CHEM Chemistry specifically stated. CHIN Chinese CM Construction Management Black Hills State University offers courses in CP Career Planning accounting, business administration, economics, CSC Computer Science entrepreneurship, and religion. EE Electrical Engineering EM Engineering Mechanics ENGL English ENGM Engineering Management EXCH Student Exchange - International GE General Engineering GEOE Geological Engineering GEOG Geography GEOL Geology GER German GES General Engineering and Science GS General Studies HIST History HUM Humanities IENG Industrial Engineering IS Interdisciplinary Sciences MATH Mathematics ME Mechanical Engineering MEM Mining Engineering and Management MES Materials Engineering and Science MET Metallurgical Engineering MSL Military Science MUAP Applied Music MUEN Music Ensemble MUS Music COURSES instructors. AES 110 ORIENTATION TO THE Notes: May be repeated to a total of 6 credit ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES hours. (1-0) 1 credits. This course represents an introduction to the field of Atmospheric Sciences AES 401/501 ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS for first year undergraduate students. Basic skills (3-0) 3 credits. An introduction to physical and concepts to prepare students for future processes that govern the behavior of the coursework will be presented. Guest lectures and atmosphere. Topics will include atmospheric field trips to various local sites will be used to thermodynamics; absorption, scattering and introduce students to a variety of potential careers radiative transfer; convective motion, troposheric in the atmospheric sciences. Classroom exercises chemistry, cloud and precipitation development; will be used to help develop critical thinking and and atmospheric electricity. analytical skills and to introduce the scientific method for problem solving. Prerequisites: For AES 401, PHYS 213/213-A , MATH 321 , and AES 404/504 are required. For AES 201 INTRODUCTIONS TO AES 501, graduate standing is required. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES (3-0) 3 credits. Basic physical principles are Notes: Students enrolled in AES 501 will be held applied to the study of atmospheric phenomena. to a higher standard than those enrolled in AES Topics covered include the structure of the 401. atmosphere, radiative processes, atmospheric motions and other meteorological processes, air AES 403/503 BIOGEOCHEMISTRY masses and fronts, weather map analysis, weather (3-0) 3 credits. The earth system is tightly forecasting, storm phenomena including tropical connected through biogeochemical interactions. and mid-latitude storms, thunderstorms, lightning, This course will present a multi-disciplinary array hail, tornadoes, and regional and global climate. of intermediate and advanced topics in terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric biogeochemistry. AES 391 INDEPENDENT STUDY Instantaneous to decadal time-scale interactions of 1 to 3 credits. Includes directed study, problems, carbon, water, and multiple nutrient cycles will be readings, directed readings, special problems and discussed, and a critical survey of the state-of-the- special projects. Students complete individualized art field, modeling, and remote sensing methods plans of study which include significant one-on- for studying biogeochemical cycles will be one student-teacher involvement. The faculty presented. member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Meeting frequency depends upon the Prerequisites: For AES 403, CHEM 106 or requirements of the topic. CHEM 112 ; BIOL 151 ; PHYS 111 or PHYS 211/211-A . For AES 503, graduate standing. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor Notes: Students enrolled in AES 503 will be held Notes: May be repeated to a total of 6 credit to a higher standard than those enrolled in AES hours. 403. AES 392 TOPICS 404/504 ATMOSPHERIC 1 to 3 credits. Includes current topics, advanced THERMODYNAMICS topics and special topics. A course devoted to a 2 or 3 credits. This course will cover topics particular issue in a specified field. Course related to the thermodynamics of the atmosphere, content is not wholly included in the regular particularly as they apply to a parcel of air. It will curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as include the ideal gas law, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, adiabatic PHYS 213/213-A and BIOL 311 or permission transformations, entropy, thermodynamic of instructor. For AES 506, graduate standing is properties of water in its three phases, and effects required. of water vapor on thermodynamics of atmospheric processes. The final third of the course will Notes: Students enrolled in AES 506 will be held introduce vertical stability and atmospheric to a higher standard than those enrolled in AES thermodynamic diagrams. 406. This course is cross listed with BIOL 406/506 . Prerequisites: PHYS 211/211-A and MATH 225 MEM students may substitute MATH AES 419/519 COMPUTING METHODS IN 205 for MATH 225 or permission of ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES instructor. For AES 504, graduate standing is (3-0) 3 credits. Introduction to the Linux/Unix required. operating system from the user’s perspective. Fundamentals of the Fortran 95 Notes: Students enrolled in AES 504 will be held programming languages. Introduction to to a higher standard than those enrolled in AES scientific data formats commonly used in the 404. The 3 credit section satisfies the general meteorology community (net CDF, GRIB, requirements for IS-ATM B.S. program. The 2 Climate and Forecast Metadata credit section satisfies the requirements for the Conventions). Introduction to NCAR Command MEM B.S. program. Language (NCL). AES 405/505 AIR QUALITY Prerequisites: For AES 419, CSC (3-0) 3 credits. Topics covered will include up-to- 150/150L . For AES 519, there are no date science, politics and trends in urban air prerequisites. quality, global effects of environmental pollution, effects of meteorological process on pollutant Notes: Students enrolled in AES 519 will be held transport and dispersion, effects of air pollutants to a higher standard than those enrolled in AES on meteorological processes, and the chemistry 419. and physics of pollutant production and control. AES 430/530 RADAR METEOROLOGY Prerequisites: For AES 405, MATH 125 , and (3-0) 3 credits. Fundamentals of radar, scattering CHEM 106 or CHEM 112 . For AES 505, of electromagnetic waves by water drops and graduate standing is required. other hydrometeors, radar equations and the quantitative study of precipitation echoes, Notes: Students enrolled in AES 505 will be held hydrometeor size distributions, Doppler weather to a higher standard than those enrolled in AES radars, and applicants of radar in meteorology. 405. Prerequisites: For AES 430, MATH 125 and AES 406/506 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PHYS 213/213-A . For AES 530, graduate CHANGE standing is required. (3-0) 3 credits. Major global environmental changes will be addressed using an Notes: Students enrolled in AES 530 will be held interdisciplinary approach. Topics will include to a higher standard than those enrolled in AES basic processes and principles of ecosystems, 430. biogeochemical cycles, major climate controls, atmospheric chemistry and feedbacks between AES 450 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY I climate and various earth system processes. (2-1) 3 credits. Class topics will include but are not limited to analysis of surface synoptic Prerequisites: For AES 406, CHEM 112 , PHYS weather, upper air, and vertical temperature- 111 or PHYS 113 or PHYS 211/211-A or moisture soundings; the structure of extra tropical readings, directed readings, special problems and storms, synoptic-scale processes responsible for special projects. Students complete individualized development of precipitation and severe weather plans of study which include significant one-on- phenomena. Laboratory sections will introduce one student-teacher involvement. The faculty basic LINUX functions and include use of member and students negotiate the details of the GEMPAK and/or NCL. study plans. Meetings, depending upon the requirements of the topic. Prerequisites: AES 201 and AES 404/504 Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. AES 455/555 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY II Notes: May be repeated to a total of 3 credit (2-1) 3 credits. Study and application of modern hours. techniques for forecasting the development and movement of weather systems and for forecasting AES 492 TOPICS various weather phenomena. Includes discussion 1 to 3 credits. Includes current topics, advanced of numerical weather prediction and suite of topics and special topics. A course devoted to a forecasting models run daily by the National particular issue in a specified field. Course Centers for Environmental Prediction; use of content is not wholly included in the regular current software packages such as NCL and curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as GEMPAK for analyzing observed data