Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Cost of introductory meteorology textbooks

One of the things that irks me the most in academia is the runaway cost of textbooks.  (A second thing is how we pass these costs on to our students, almost blindly--how many instructors know how much a student pays for books these days??)  Since I teach an introductory course in weather & climate every year, I thought it would be helpful to keep track of the latest editions of several popular titles.

Author(s) Year List Price Amazon Price
Ahrens (10th) 2012 $209 $172
Ahrens "Essentials" 6th 2011 $188 $155
Ahrens "Essentials" 7th 2014 $196 $172
Ahrens "Extreme Weather" 2010 $171 $156
Aguado and Burt 6th 2012 $160 $135
Ackerman and Knox 4th 2013 $167 $152
Lutgens & Tarbuck 12th 2012 $155 $136
Moran (AMS) 2012 $140  n/a
Anderson and Strahler 2008 $123 $108
Nese and Grenci 2012 $103 $98


If you see errors or omissions, let me know.  I'll try to keep this list updated, for me and for everyone else.  (And maybe I'll add some commentary down the road.)

Last updated January 15, 2014

Saturday, February 2, 2013

"Find your teacher heroes"

"If I have one piece of advice to give to new teachers, it would be to find your teacher heroes. Not your mentors. Your heroes."

http://www.notinteacherschool.com/post/42029896112/honoring-one-of-the-greats


My three:

  • Sherry Crabtree, Mathematics, Northwest-Shoals Community College
  • Ken Crawford, Meteorology, University of Oklahoma (now at KMA)
  • Roberta "Bobbi" Webster, Geography, University of Alabama (now at Wyoming)

I would not be here today without them!