| PHYS
350: ENERGY PRODUCTION (SPRING 13) |
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Date |
Text |
Subject |
| 1 |
R |
10-Jan |
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Video: "Arithmetic,
Population, and Energy" |
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Part 1: The Fundamentals of Energy Production |
| 2 |
T |
15-Jan |
1 |
Course Introduction; Discuss
Video |
| 3 |
R |
17-Jan |
1 |
Population Growth; History of US
Energy Consumption |
| 4 |
T |
22-Jan |
1 |
Estimating Lifetimes of Finite
Resources |
| 5 |
R |
24-Jan |
1 |
Energy Consumption History; What
Cases a Crisis? |
| 6 |
T |
29-Jan |
1 |
Lessons of History; Implications
for New Energy Paradigm |
| 7 |
R |
31-Jan |
2,3 |
Mechanical Energy. |
| 8 |
T |
05-Feb |
4 |
Thermal Energy. I. |
| 9 |
R |
07-Feb |
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Thermal Energy. II. |
| 10 |
T |
12-Feb |
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Electromagnetic Radiation &
Wrap-Up for Part 1 |
| 11 |
R |
14-Feb |
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EXAM #1 |
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Part 2: Current Methods of Energy Production |
| 12 |
T |
19-Feb |
10 |
Electricity & Magnetism.
Circuits |
| 13 |
R |
21-Feb |
11 |
Electromagnetic Induction; Motors
& Generators |
| 14 |
T |
26-Feb |
11 |
Emergence of the Electric Power
Industry |
| 15 |
R |
28-Feb |
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Tour of CofC Central Energy Facility w/ Jay Wurscher |
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T |
04-Mar |
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SPRING BREAK (No Class) |
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R |
06-Mar |
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SPRING BREAK (No Class) |
| 16 |
T |
12-Mar |
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Restructuring the Electric Power
Industry |
| 17 |
R |
14-Mar |
7 |
Fossil Fuels. I. Extraction,
Distribution, & Use (Coal and Gas) |
| 18 |
T |
19-Mar |
7 |
Fossil Fuels. II. Extraction,
Distribution, and Use (Oil) |
| 19 |
R |
21-Mar |
8 |
Fossil Fuels. III. Environmental
Limitations |
| 20 |
T |
26-Mar |
9 |
Global Environmental Impact of
Fossil Fuels |
| 21 |
R |
28-Mar |
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EXAM #2 |
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Part 3: Renewable and Future Energy Sources |
| 22 |
T |
02-Apr |
13 |
Nuclear Power. I. Nuclear Power
Overview |
| 23 |
R |
04-Apr |
14 |
Nuclear Power. II. Fundamentals
of Nuclear Physics |
| 24 |
T |
09-Apr |
15 |
Nuclear Power. III. Reactors,
Waste, Proliferation |
| 25 |
R |
11-Apr |
12, 17, 18 |
Fusion Power & Introduction
to Renewables |
| 26 |
T |
16-Apr |
12, 17, 18 |
Renewable Energy. I. |
| 27 |
R |
18-Apr |
12, 17, 18 |
Renewable Energy. III. |
| 28 |
T |
23-Apr |
12, 17, 18 |
Renewable Energy. III. |
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T |
30-Apr |
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TAKE-HOME Final Exam due by 11:00 AM |