Sustainable Energy provides a quantitative understanding of energy use and energy resources on both global scales and local settings. This courses will identify and quantify current energy resources, provide an understanding of energy conservation, efficiency, and the conversion of energy from less useful to more useful forms. PHYS-340 investigates the environmental consequences of our energy use, and emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach required to solving real-world problems. This course focuses on the science which informs development,
policy, and management decisions.
Prerequisites: PHYS-207L (University Physics II) or PHYS-202L (College Physics II), and MATH-187 (Calculus I).
3.0 Credits
For university courses, the universal, standard expectation is that students
should spend at least 2-3 hours per week outside of class for every credit
hour. For science classes, and for upper division science classes in
particular, the "2" above is generally considered to be insufficient. That
means for this class you should be spending at least nine hours a week
outside of class time reading the text, studying the lecture notes, and
doing the homework assignments. Students who do not devote enough
time to outside of class study should not expect to
perform well on tests and quizzes.
Grading
The final grade will be based on four unit exams,
sixteen discussion posts, sixteen homework assigments and a final paper.
Exams: 4×100 = 400 points
Homework: 200 points, based on twice the percentage.
Final paper: 100pts
Total: 700 points
Any student who achieves a percentile score of above 90%, 80%, 70%, 60% is
guaranteed to receive an A, B, C, or D respectively. These percentile scores
may be adjusted downwards based on a class curve and other considerations.
In addition to the online homework, weekly problem sets are assigned
here.
You are strongly encouraged to work with your classmates on
problem sets, however the work on your individual problem
set should be your own. These problemw will not be collected, but the
exams will draw heavily on thes problem sets.
Exams
This course has four in class exams.
The exams are largely based on material from lectures and problems similar to those
found in the weekly assignments, qualitative questions will be based on the review
questions at the end of each lecture.
Paper and Presentation
Each of you will write a paper and (time permitting give a presentation) on a sustainable energy topic of your own choosing,
subject to instructor approval.
The document(s) linked at the end of this sentence contain guidlines for your final paper in
PDF.
Additional Information
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ADA Statement
Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in making reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. To request accommodations, students with special needs should make arrangements with the Student Disability Services (SDS) office, located on the main campus in room D104. Contact SDS via (773) 442-4595 or http://www.neiu.edu/university-life/student-disability-services.