Physics+Math of Sustainable Energy
Course Schedule and Assignments
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to Textbook
Week One
- Class 1 Monday, January 4
- Pre-class:
- Class Content
- Introductions to course and each other
- Group names
- What is Energy: Feynman's blocks
- Discussion Section Week 01 Tuesday, January 5
- Class 2 Wednesday, January 6
- Pre-class:
- Read the syllabus. (The about
section in the main menu.)
- Video: Introduction
to Kinetic Energy [4:52]
- Make an account on edfinity if you haven't already done
so. Details were sent to you via email.
- Class Content
- Class 3 Thursday, January 7
- Homework 01 Due
Friday, January 8
Week Two
- Class 4 Monday, January 11
- Pre-class:
- Class Content
- After Class
- Discussion Section Week 02 Tuesday, January 12
- First, calculate your carbon footprint using the
tool here,
here,
here,
or here.
- Then
read this
article.
- We will discuss your results and your reactions to the
article during our discussion section meeting.
- Class 5 Wednesday, January 13
- Class 6 Thursday, January 14
- Homework 02 Due Friday,
January 15
Week Three
- Class 7 Monday, January 18
- Class topics: More emissions data. Relation of energy to
climate. Relation of energy to well being.
- Video
of Class
- Discussion Section Week 03
- Class 8 Wednesday, January 20
- Class 9 Thursday, January 21
- Homework 03 Due Friday,
January 22
Week Four
- Class 10 Monday, January 25
- Discussion Section 04 Tuesday, January 26
- Class 11 Wednesday, January 27
- Class 12 Thursday, January 28
- Homework 04 Due Friday,
January 29
Week Five
- Class 13 Monday, February 1
- Discussion Section Week 05
- Class 14 Wednesday, February 3
- Class 15 Thursday, February 4
- Homework 05 Due Friday,
February 5
Week Six
- Class 16 Monday, February 8
- Discussion Section 06 Tuesday, February 9
- Class 17 Wednesday, February 10
- Class 18 Thursday, February 11
- Homework 06 Due Friday,
February 12
Week Seven
- Class 19 Monday, February 15
- Discussion Section 07 Tuesday, February 16
- Class 20 Wednesday, February 17
- Class 21 Thursday, February 18
- Homework 07 Due Friday,
February 19
Week Eight
- Class 22 Monday, February 22
- Video
of Class
- Class Topics: Transportation: A model for the energy use of cars
- Handout: Cars
- Discussion Section 08 Tuesday, February 23
- Class 23 Wednesday, February 24
- Class 24 Thursday, February 25
- Homework 08 Due Friday,
February 26
Week Nine
- Class 25 Monday, March 1
- Discussion Section 09 Tuesday, March 2
- Class 26 Wednesday , March 3
- Class 27 Thursday, March 4
- Homework 09 Due Friday,
March 5
Week Ten
- Class 28 Monday, March 8
- Discussion Section 10 Tuesday, March
- No discussion section this week. I'll be available for homework help.
- Class 29 Wednesday, March 10
- Video
of Class
- Class Topics: Rebounds, More about the Grid, CCS and BECCS
- Handout: None
- Class 30 Thursday, March 11
- Homework 10 Due Friday,
March 12