Mathematics and Computer Science – Mathematical Models of Climate will be taught by Craig Jackson, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics and computer science. The class will examine climate from the point of view of mathematical modeling. Emphasis will be on simple models that serve to highlight the relative roles and interactions of individual climate processes. This course will have a particular focus on the near-polar regions primarily through the modeling of glaciers and climate-glacier interaction. In May 2012, students will travel to Alaska to meet with active climate modelers, collect data for parametrization of glacier models, and experience first-hand the effects of climate change in this sensitive near-polar region. Students must have successfully completed Math 110 to enroll in this course.