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Global Warming: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change<\/b><\/a> is a free online adaptation of a college-level class for non-science majors at the University of Chicago (textbook<\/a>, video lectures<\/a>). The class includes 33 short exercises for playing with on-line models<\/a>, 5 “number-cruncher” problems where you create simple models from scratch in a spreadsheet or programming language, and 8 “explainer” assignments where you explain some concept as you would to a smart 11-year old child<\/a> (short, simple, clear), and exchange these with other students in the class for feedback. The discussion forums are very lively, as thousands of people from around the world make their way through the video lectures and exercises, lots to chat about. This is our third run of the class, so we’re getting the kinks out. We hope you find it useful. September 29 – December 31 2014.<\/b>

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