PHYS-268

Syllabus for Environmental Physics.

Instructor: John Scofield

Fall 2009 MWF. 2:30-3:20 PM, Wright Room 209

Useful WebLinks

First Exam TopicList

Second Exam TopicList

Homework Assignments

hw-01 (due Sep. 11)

hw-02 (due Sep. 18)

hw-03 (due Sep. 25)

hw-04 (due Oct. 9)

Midterm Exam Topic List

hw-05 (due Oct. 30)

hw-06 (due Nov. 6)

hw-07 (due Nov. 13)

Final Project Info

hw-08 (read transportation articles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Reading

NAS, What you need to know about energy

LLNL US Energy Flow Charts

Maycock - State of the PV Market

Scofield - AJLC PV Array Performance

Scofield - Jasper Ridge PV Array Performance

Solar Thermal Technology by Willie & Iris Kinert

Zweibel -- Scientific American

WSJ -- Linking the grid

American Scientist - Reengineering the grid

Winds of Change - Solar Today

Long Term Potential for Wind - Solar Today

Science article on auto efficiency

APS Energy Efficiency report

Primers

Energy, Work & Power

Thermodynamics

Sunlight

the Earth's motion and seasons

Solar Cells

DC Circuits

AC Circuits

the Thermal Envelope

Windows

Lecture Slides

Week-1, Energy Overview

Week-02, Thermo-I

Week-03, Thermo-II

Week-04 Solar

Mon - the seasons

Wed - Rankine cycle & steam

Fri - Blackbody radiation

Week-05 Solar Electricity

Mon - Yom Kippur

Wed - Semiconductors

Fri - Solar cells

Week-06

Mon - PV Power

Wed - Solar thermal

Fri - DC circuits

Week-07

AC power

the Electric grid

Week-08

Wind Power I

Bowling Green Wind

Excel Sheet Finance Model

Week-09 Nuclear Power

Nuclear I

Nuclear II

Week-10 Transportation