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Week One

• Class 1 Tuesday, September 14
  • Pre-class:
    • None
  • Class Content
    • Introductions to course and each other
    • What is Energy: Feynman's blocks
    • Introduction to kinetic energy and Joules [handout]
    • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 01 Tuesday, September 14 and Wednesday September 15
• Introductions
• Large Numbers [handout]


• Class 2 Friday, September 17
• Pre-class:
  • Read: The syllabus. (The about section in the main menu.)
  • Watch: Video: Homework logistics. (optional)
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• Class Content
  • Introduction to Power. Watts and kiloWatts.
  • Worksheet from Class
  • Video of class


• Homework 01 Due Friday, September 17

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Week Two

• Class 3 Tuesday, September 21
  • Class Content
    • Power and energy. KiloWatt Hours
    • Handout 1   Handout 2   Power Bill
    • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 02 Tuesday, September 21 and Wednesday September 22
• Measuring power
• Lab Handout


• Class 4 Friday, September 25
• Class Content
  • Greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Video of class


• Homework 02 Due Friday, September 24

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Week Three

• Class 5 Tuesday, September 28
  • Class Content
    • Capacity factors. Introduction to Solar PV.
    • Handout  
    • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 03 Tuesday, September 28 and Wednesday September 29
• Using the solar pathfinder
• Lab Handouts:   [Lab Handout]   [PV Watts Info]


• Class 6 Friday, October 1
• Class Content
  • More solar PV. Areas
  • Video of class


• Homework 03 Due Friday, October 1

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Week Four

• Class 7 Tuesday, September 28
  • Class Content
    • Generators and electromagnetic induction. Windpower basics. Proportional reasoning.
    • Handout  
    • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 04 Tuesday, September 28 and Wednesday September 29
• Building a Generator!
• Lab Handouts:   [Lab Handout]


• Class 8 Friday, October 1
• Class Content
  • More windpower. Carbon intensity of electricity generation.
  • Handout from class
  • Video of class


• Homework 04 Due Friday, October 8

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Week Five

• Class 9 Tuesday, October 12
  • Class Content
    • Introduction to thermal energy. Caloric value of fuels. Carbon intensity of fuels
    • Handout  
    • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 05 Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday October 13
• Building a Wind Turbine!
• Lab Handouts:   [Lab Handout]


• Class 10 Friday, October 15
• Class Content
  • Home heating. R values. Furnaces, resistive heaters, heat pumps
  • Handout from class
  • Video of class


• Homework 05 Due Friday, October 15

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Week Six

• Class 11 Tuesday, October 19
  • Transportation. Facts about cars. Model of energy used by cars
  • Handout  
  • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 06 Tuesday, October 19 and Wednesday October 20
• Insulation and heat loss
• Lab Handouts:   [Lab Handout]


• Class 12 Friday, October 15
• More cars and transportation
• Handout  
• Video of class


• Homework 06 Due Friday, October 23

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Week Seven

• Class 13 Tuesday, October 26
  • Trains and planes. Time value of money.
  • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 07 Tuesday, October 26 and Wednesday October 27
• Spreadsheets and time value of money
• Lab Handouts:   [Lab Handout]


• Class 14 Friday, October 15
• Valuing Investments
• Video of class


• Homework 07 Due Friday, October 29

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Week Eight

• Class 15 Tuesday, November 2
  • Nuclear Power.
  • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 08 Tuesday, November 2 and Wednesday November 3
• Financial Analysis Exercise
• Lab Handouts:   [Lab Handout]


• Class 16 Friday, November 5
• Nuclear Safety. Life cycle assessment.
• Handout
• Video of class


• Homework 08 Due Friday, November 5

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Week Nine

• Class 17 Tuesday, November 9
  • Food and Agriculture.
  • Read Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United States by Weber and Matthews.
  • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 09 Tuesday, November 9 and Wednesday November 10
• Campus Energy Tour!


• Class 18 Friday, November 12
• Biofuels. Rebounds.
• Handout
• Video of class

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Week Ten

• Class 19 Tuesday, November 16
  • The Grid.
  • Video of Class
  
  
• Lab Week 09 Tuesday, November 16 and Wednesday November 17
• No Labs


• Class 20 Friday, November 19
• Microgrids. CCS and BECCS. Conclusions
• Video of class


• Homework 09 Due Friday, November 19
• Energy Plan Due Friday, November 19