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PHYSICS 162
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

Spring Quarter 1998

Prof. Greg Bothun
Office: 417 Willamette
Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 MWF or whenever
email: nuts@moo2
TA: There is no TA for this course

Textbook: None Required
Midterm Dates: April 28 and May 28th
The relevant URL for this course is:

http://zebu.uoregon.edu/1998/phys162.html
Course Content and Philosophy:

This course will deal with the issues of alternative energy sources and sustainable energy sources. The intent is to perform an objective cost-benefit analysis on each form of alternative energy in order to determine what is practical on a large scale, as well as on the scale of the individual homeowner. We will pay particular attention to the efficiency of each alternative energy source as well as what limitations exist in terms of extracting useable energy. No textbook is needed for this course as this field is changing so rapidly, any textbook becomes quickly out of date. We will therefore make heavy use of network resources (e.g. the Internet) for providing documentation and guides to various forms of sustainable energy technology.

All lectures in this course will be delivered electronically using Netscape as the presentation software. Access to the lecture material can be done from any networked platform on campus. All students are encouraged to obtain accounts on gladstone and to use the Lab in 112 Willamette to review the course notes. To do this with a gladstone account, simply type Netscape after you have gotten into your account. All assignments will be posted there as well. We are using the computer network in this class for several reasons:

This is the future; network literacy is the key to getting a job
Since the course material is always available, there is no longer a need for students to incessantly take notes in class. Now you have the option of just listening.
Electronic anonymity will foster better dialogue between students and the professor
There is lots of material out there on the Internet which is relevant for this class. As a result, a textbook is not needed for this class.

Course Organization:

This course will not make heavy use of any textbook. If you already have the text used in Physics 161 then you should be reading chapters 6,7 and 8 since they are quite relevant. The course will start out covering solar energy but will then move to other alternative energy sources such as, Wind, Tides, Hydroelectric, Ocean Currents, and Geothermal. We will not be discussing nuclear energy as that was covered in Physics 161. When discussing these energy sources it will again be done in terms of a cost-benefit analysis, or, put more bluntly, the cost of energy and the number of jobs associated with that energy source vs. long term stability of the planet and the care and feeding of the future generation.

Math Required:

This course will not be very technical, although some mathematical descriptions will be absolutely necessary. Grading techniques, however, will be designed so that people with weak math backgrounds or aptitudes will not be penalized.

Course Grading:

Grading of this course will consist of the following:

2 Midterms which will total 40% of your grade
A comprehensive final which will total 40% of your grade
a few homework assignments which will total 20% of your grade

The homework assignments will involve searching the Internet for information.

PHYSICS 162 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

Course Organization:

Math Required:

Course Grading:

PHYSICS 162
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES