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| 1/8 |
Course Introduction, First Lecture Powerpoint Notes Forgotten Fundamentals of the Energy Crisis available at Knight Library Call # Videotape 01698 Movie: "When is Enough, Enough?" videotape 06991. Current Article about Alberta Oil Sands TONIGHT ON NOVA (PBS) Absolute Zero (This is an assignment! Watch It!) |
Chapter 1: Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 7 pages 205-221. TONIGHT ON NOVA 8:00 P.M. (PBS) Absolute Zero (This is an assignment!) Info and articles about Peak Oil Here Homework 1: Due Friday 3:00 P.M. January 11. Lecture Activity Sign-up Assigned Clicker Number |
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| 1/10 | Energy Overview Newton's Laws and Motion and Energy, Units |
Read Chapter 2 Including Special Topics
Homework 1 Due Friday 3:00 P.M. January 11. Hand In Lecture Activity Sign-up |
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| 1/15 | Assigned Lab Times Energy Conversion and first Energy Activity Power Activity |
TONIGHT ON NOVA (PBS) 8:00 P.M. Absolute Zero Part II (This is an assignment!) | |
| 1/17 | Efficeincy and Review Motion, Energy and Power. Heat Capacity, Intro to Thermodynamics |
Homework 2 and Interactive Lecture Activity: Energy Conversion and PowerActivity Due Friday January 18 3:00 p.m. |
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| 1/22 | Kevan Guest Lecture Notes on Thermo Laws and Heat Transfer |
Homework 3 due, Today. Hand in at the beginning of the Lecture Time. Read Chapter 5 Sections A-E for today's class |
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| 1/24 | Heat Transfer, Energy Conservation Review for exam | Homework 4 Due Today 5:00 P.M. | |
| 1/29 | Exam #1: EXAM ON CHAPTERS 1-4 PHYSICS PRINCIPLES and CHAPTER 5 Sections A,B, and C | Sample Exam Here Exam 1 Study Guide |
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| 1/31 | Exam return. Energy Conservation Finish Chapter 5 | ||
| 2/5 | Solar Energy Chapter 6 Solar Radiation Chapter 6 Solar Hot Water Systems, | ||
| 2/7 | Solar Energy Chapter 6 Passive Solar Homes |
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| 2/12 | Electricity Lecture Activity Experiment | Homework 5 Due Thursday 2/14 by 5:00 p.m. Falling Mass Generator Movie |
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| 2/14 | Electricity and Ohm's Law Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Section I, |
Electricity Lecture Activity Experiments due Friday 3:00 p.m. Arcing Movie |
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| 2/19 | Chapter 11 and Generating Electricty, Electrical Power Plants | Homework 6 Due Today 2/19 5:00 p.m. | |
| 2/21 | Steam Power Plant and Heat Engines Chapter 4 Section E Heat Engines Exam Review |
NEW!! Exam 2 Study Guide | |
| 2/26 | Exam 2: Chapters 5,6, 10,11 (ALL Sections), Ch 4 section E |
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| 2/28 | Intro to Quantum Physics Wave Particle Duality (Inteference and Xray Links) Electricity from Solar |
Homework 7 Due Thursday 2/28 4;30 p.m. | |
| 3/4 | Electricity from Solar Chemistry of Batteries and Chemistry of Batteries II (graphics) |
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| 3/6 | Examine A working PV System Batteries and Fuel Cells Energy Storage, Batteries Hydrogen. Electricity from Wind and Wind Movies U.S. Wind Projects, |
Homework 8 Due Friday 3/7 4:30 p.m. | |
| 3/11 |
Electricity from Wind and Wind Movies |
Read A solar Grand Plan Scientific American Article and answer the follwing questions. | |
| 3/13 | Alternative Energy Overview
Review for Final Exam |
Homework 9 STUDY and Reread book and PAST HW Problems. |
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| 3/20 | Final Exam 1:00 p.m.. | Office Hours Tuesday 3/18 11:00 - 12:00, 2:00 - 3:00 Wednesday 3/19 10:00 - 11:30 Final Study Guide |
