Physics 162 On-line Access

Lectures:

WEEK #1 BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM
• Lecture #1 (Jan 8) --> What are "Alternative Energy Sources?"
• Lecture #2 (Jan 10) --> The Need for Alternative Energy Sources
• Lecture #3 (Jan 12) --> Energy Conservation
  WEEK #2 SOLAR ENERGY BASICS

• Lecture #4 (Jan 17) --> Solar Energy: Incident Energy on the Earth's Surface
  
  • Fusion in the Sun
  • Fusion Prospects on The Earth
  • Brief Primer on Scattering
  
  
• Lecture #5 (Jan 19) --> Solar Collection and Energy Transport
  WEEK #3 SOLAR ENERGY: ENERGY STORAGE and PHOTOVOLATIC CELLS

• Lecture #6 (Jan 22) --> Thermal Mass as Energy Storage
  • Direct Conversion into Electricity
  
  
• Lecture #7 (Jan 24) --> Efficiencies and Cost Effectivness of Photovoltaic Technology
• Lecture #8 (Jan 26) --> Rooftop Collector Systems and Heat Storage
  WEEK #4 SOLAR ENERGY: OTHER USES

• Lecture #9 (Jan 29) --> Solar/Electric Cars
• Lecture #10 (Jan 31) --> Possibilites for Large Scale PV Facilities
• Midterm #1 (Feb 2)
  WEEK #5 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS

• Lecture #11 (Feb 5) --> Basic Energy Storage; Pumped Hydro Facilities
• Lecture #12 (Feb 7) --> Flywheels and Compressed Air Systems
• Lecture #13 (Feb 9) --> Hydrogen as a Secondary Fuel Source
  WEEK #6 WATER AND WIND

• Lecture #14 (Feb 12) --> Hydroelectric Power I
• Lecture #15 (Feb 14) --> Hydropower: Advantages and Risks
• Lecture #16 (Feb 16) --> Basics of Wind Energy
  WEEK #7 WIND AND OCEANS

• Lecture #17 (Feb 19) --> Large Scale Wind Production Facilities
• Lecture #18 (Feb 21) --> Energy from the Oceans: Heat Engine
• Lecture #19 (Feb 23) --> Energy from the Oceans: Currents and Tides
  WEEK #8 GEOTHERMAL AND REVIEW

• Lecture #20 (Feb 26) --> Geothermal Energy: Instant Steam
• Lecture #21 (Feb 28) --> Comparative Review of Alternative Energy Sources
• Midterm #2 (Mar 1)
  WEEK #9 PLANTS, POLLUTION AND PHYSICS

• Lecture #22 (Mar 4) --> BioMass and Energy
• Lecture #23 (Mar 6) --> Pollution
• Lecture #24 (Mar 8) --> Physics: Chaos and Thermodynamics
  WEEK #10 ASSORTED POLICY ISSUES

• Lecture #25 (Mar 11) Barriers to Production Line Alternative Energies
• Professor out Sick on March 13
• Last Class of the term Some Final thoughts

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