Eli Tziperman
E-PSCI 101 | Spring 2026 | Course Listing | Canvas Site
Wednesday, 3:00 PM – 5:45 PM
An introduction to the science of global warming/climate change meant to assist students in understanding issues that often appear in the news and public debates. The course is meant for any student with basic math preparation, not assuming prior science courses. Topics include the greenhouse effect and the consequences of the rise of greenhouse gasses, including sea level rise, ocean acidification, heat waves, droughts, glacier melting, hurricanes, forest fires, and more. An ability to critically evaluate observations, predictions, and risks will be emphasized throughout. The students will be involved in in-class quantitative analysis of climate observations, feedbacks, and models via Python Jupyter notebooks that will be provided.
Recommended Prep: Basic calculus and ordinary differential equations, as covered, for example, by Math 19a or Math 21b or permission of instructor. A minimal previous exposure to programming in any language is assumed; Python will be introduced as a part of the course.