Eli Tziperman, ocean, atmosphere, and climate dynamics

Currently teaching:

Spring 2026: Applied Math 120, Applied Linear Algebra and Big Data (undergraduate), syllabus
Spring 2026: EPS/ESE 101, Global Warming Science (undergraduate), syllabus, open course site
Spring 2026: EPS 131, Introduction to physical oceanography and climate (undergraduate), open course site

Some important landmarks (fun class videos and photos!):

The wave (APM115, 2008)

Vibrating memb- rane (APM105b, 2010)

Strogatz's Romeo and Juliet (APM105, 2012)

Sturm-Liouville (APM105, 2012)

Multi-lingual Sturm-Liouville (APM105, 2012)

Ekman spiral dance (EPS131, 2016)

PDF

Matthew Cappucci's waves in WashPost (EPS131, 2018)

Self-portrait of a student thinking independently during quiz — Thinking independently during quiz (APM120, 2019)

attending lecture during Covid times (APM120, 2020)

Arielle's cereal entry to xi-zeta competition — Arielle's cereal xi-zeta entry (EPS131, 2020)

Winner of xi-zeta competition, Covid semester (EPS131, 2020) — xi-zeta Covid Winner (EPS131, 2020)

APM120 Bingo, Kristine Falk — Bingo, Kristine Falk (APM120, 2020)

Strogatz's Romeo and Juliet - TF version (APM120, 2021)

TFs celebrating Luke's 22 and 2/3 Bday (APM120, 2021)

with freshmen, last day of semester (APM120, 2022)

Aurora making waves! (EPS131, 2024)

Sophie-An making waves! (EPS131, 2024)

A well-documented HW extension request (APM120, 2025)

Previous years: courses taught by subject:

Earth and Planetary Sciences:
EPS 101: Global Warming Science (undergrad, open course site)
EPS 131: Introduction to physical oceanography and climate (undergrad, open course site)
EPS 134: Global warming debates: the reading course (undergrad, open course site)
EPS 231: Climate dynamics (graduate, open course site)
EPS 281r: Great papers in the Earth sciences (graduate, open course site)
FS 221: Freshman seminar: global change debates (undergraduate)

Applied Math:
APM 105: (aka APM 105b) Ordinary and partial differential equations (undergraduate)
APM 111: Introduction to scientific computing (undergraduate)
APM 115: Mathematical modeling (undergraduate)
APM 120: Applied linear algebra and big data (undergraduate)
APM 147: (aka APM 108) Nonlinear dynamics and chaos (undergraduate)
APM 202: Physical Mathematics II (graduate)
APM 203: Nonlinear dynamics and chaos (graduate)

Courses taught by year:

2026 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 131 (syllabus), EPS 101 (syllabus);
2025 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 231 (syllabus), EPS 101 (syllabus);
2024 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 131 (syllabus), EPS 101 (syllabus);
2023 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 231 (syllabus), EPS 101 (syllabus);
2022 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 131 (syllabus), EPS 101 (syllabus);
2021 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 231, EPS 101 (syllabus);
2020 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 131, EPS 101 (syllabus);
2019 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 231, EPS 134 (readings);
2018 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 131, EPS 134 (readings);
2017 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 231, EPS 281 (readings);
2016 Spring: APM 120 (syllabus), EPS 131, EPS 134 (readings);
2015 Spring: APM 202, EPS 231, EPS 281;
2014 Spring: APM 202, EPS 131, EPS 134;
2013 Spring: APM 202, EPS 231, EPS 281r;
2012 Spring: APM 105, EPS 131, EPS 134;
2011 Spring: APM 105b, EPS 231, EPS 281r;
2010 Spring: APM 105b, EPS 131, EPS 134;
2009 Spring: APM 115, EPS 231, EPS 281r;
2008 Spring: APM 115, EPS 131, FS 221;
2007 Spring: APM 115, EPS 231;
2006 Spring: APM 111;
2005 Fall: APM 203, EPS 131; Spring: EPS 231;
2004 Fall: APM 147; Spring: EPS 131;
2003 Fall: APM 203;

See also:
Harvard Oceanography Committee webpage, with opportunities for undergraduate research in oceanography.
Graduate climate courses at MIT and Harvard and a suggested curriculum for climate dynamics graduate students.