Date |
Topic |
August 23 |
Introduction
and Overview (Chapters 1-3) |
August 25 |
Energy Fundamentals: Work, Energy, Power |
August 30 |
Science and Energy Literacy - Prof. J. Furdyna |
|
September 1 |
Science and Energy Literacy 2 - Prof. J. Furdyna |
|
September 6 |
Electricity and Energy Consumption (Chapters 4,5) |
September 8 |
Electricity and Energy consumption continued...
(Chapters 4,5) |
September 13 |
Generation and Thermal waste of Electricity (Chapters 6-9) |
September 15 |
Climate effects of Energy usage - Prof. M. Wiescher |
September 20 |
Generation and Thermal waste of Electricity continued ...
(Chapters 6-9) |
September 22 |
Examination 1 (Chapters 1-9) |
September 27 |
Carbonnation Movie |
|
September 29 |
Fossil Fuels (Chapters 12-17) |
|
October 4 |
Fossil Fuels Continued (Chapters 12-17) |
October 6 |
Nuclear Energy (Chapters 18-20) |
October 11 |
Nuclear Energy continued…(Chapters 18-20) |
October 13 |
Alternative Energy Resources: Solar (Chapters 21, 22) |
October 18 |
Fall Break |
October 20 |
Fall Break |
October 25 |
Alternative Energy Resources: Solar continued...
(Chapters 21,22)
Deadline for having an approved research
project |
October 27 |
Alternative Energy Resources: Hydropower |
Novemeber 1 |
Alternative Energy Resources: Geothermal |
November 3 |
Examination 2 (Chapters 10-22) |
November 8 |
Movie… Hydropower in South America (Chapter 22) |
November 10 |
Solar/Wind/Hydropower (Chapter 23) |
November 15 |
Solar/Wind/Hydropower continued ... (Chapter 25) |
November 17 |
Alternative Energy Resources: Wind continued ...
(Chapter 25) |
November 22 |
Novel discoveries: Fusion, Thorium reactors (Chapter 25) |
November 24 |
Thanksgiving |
November 29 |
What we can do? (Chapter 26) |
December 1 |
Energy policies: Electricity |
December 6 |
Energy policies: Appliances, Cars, Architecture,
Construction |
December 8 |
Last Day of Class: Project Paper due date |
