Introduction to Energy Science I

UCCS  ENSC/PES  1500  Fall  2011

Syllabus

updated:  Sunday 11-Dec-2011 8:10 PM


Assignments Fall 2011


Review Test 1    Review Test 2     Review Test 3     Review Test 4


Textbook Link


Energy Science Resources Link


Physics & Energy Student Study Guide Link


Conversion Tables & Physics Constants Link


Chapter 1:  Introduction  1


Monday, August 22

Introduction

A.  Energy: An Initial Definition  1

B.  Energy Use and the Environment  3

C.  Energy Use Patterns  6

D.  Energy Resources  14

Wednesday, August 24

E.  Exponential Growth and Resource Depletion  17

F.  Oil:  A Critical Resource  21

G.  Energy Conservation  24

H.  Economic & Environmental Considerations  26

I.  Future Scenarios  27


Chapter 2:  Energy Mechanics  33

Chapter Two  4th edition link


Monday, August 29

A.  Introduction  33

B.  Forms of Energy and Energy Conversions  34

C.  Motion  39

Wednesday, August 31

D.  Energy and Work  43

E.  Examples of Work and Energy  48

F.  Power  51

G.  Summary  56


Monday, September 05, 2011

Labour Day   (no classes)


Special Topic:  Newton's Laws of Motion  63


Wednesday, Sept. 07

Speed, Velocity & Acceleration  63

Force, & Newton's Laws of Motion  65

Work & Energy & Units  71

Simple Machines  71

Monday, Sept. 12

Introduction  76

Law of Conservation of Energy  76

Energy Conversion Examples  79


Chapter 3:  Conservation of Energy  75


Wednesday, Sept. 14

Energy Conversion Efficiencies  81

Energy Use in Developing Countires  84

Sustainable Development  88

A Barrel, A Calorie, a Btu?  Energy Equivalences   87

Summary  92


Monday, Sept. 19, 2011

Test 1:  Chapters  1, 2, & 3


Chapter 4:  Heat & Work  97


Wednesday, Sept. 21

A.  Introduction  97

B.  Heat & Work and the First Law of Thermodynamics  98

C.  Temperature and Heat  100

Monday, Sept. 26

D.  Heat Transfer Principles  106

E.  Heat Engines  115

F.  The Second Law of Thermodynamics  118

G.  Summary  124


Chapter 5:  Home Energy Conservation & Heat-Transfer Control  130


Wednesday, Sept. 28

A.  Introduction  130

B.  Building Materials  131

Monday, October 03

C.  House Insulation & Heating Calculations  132

D.  Site Selections  144

Wednesday, October 05

Special Topics on Thermodynamics

E.  Impact of Energy Conservation Measures  145

F.  Cooling  146

G.  Air Conditioners & Heat Pumps  149

H.  Summary  153


Chapter 6  Solar Energy:  Characteristics & Heating  160

Solar Physics Link


Monday, October 10, 2011

A.  Introduction  160

B.  Characteristics of Incident Solar Radiation  163

C.  History of Solar Heating  170

Early Twentieth-Century Egyptian Solar Power Plant  172

D.  Overview of Solar Heating Today  176

 


Test 2  Chapters:  4,  5  &  Class Examples

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Monday, October 17

E.  Solar Domestic Hot Water  177

F.  Passive Solar Space Heating Systems  183

Wednesday, October 19

G.  Active Solar Space Heating Systems  189

H.  Thermal Energy Storage  193

I.  Summary  195


Chapter 7:  Energy from Fossil Fuels

Geophysics Resources Link

Inside the Earth


Monday, October 24

A.  Introduction  206

B.  Resource Terminology  206

C.  Oil  209

Pipeline Politics in the Former Soviet Union  214

Oil Spills  218

Oil from Alaska:  Past, Present, & Future Dilemmas  220

Wednesday, October 26

D.  Natural Gas  219

E.  Coal:  An Expanding Role  223

F.  Future Sources of Oil  229

Monday, October 31

G.  Summary  230

Special Topic:  Physics of Oil and Gas

Exploration  234


Wednesday, November 09

Test 3  Problems Section Chapters:  6  &  7

Test 3 Multiple Choice Section


Chapter 8:  Air Pollution & Energy Use  241

Pollution Images Mexico City Link

Meteorology Resources Link


Monday, November 14

A.  Introduction  241

Eastern Europe and the Environment  242

B.  Properties and Motion of the Atmosphere  244

Wednesday, November 16

C.  Air Pollutants and Their Sources  250

Air pollution and the Third World

D.  Air Quality Standards  266

1990 Clean Air Act Amendments  270


Monday, November 21

E.  Automobile Emission Control Devices  271

Mass Transit  273

F.  Stationary Source Air Pollution Control Systems  274

G.  Summary  279


Chapter 9:  Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, & Waste Heat  286

Heat & Thermodynamics Resources Link


Wednesday, November 16

A.  Introduction  286

B.  Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect  287

Africa and Global Warming  298

C.  Ozone Depletion  299

D.  Thermal Pollution  303

E.  Ecological Effects of Thermal Pollution  305

Monday, November 21

F.  Cooling Towers and Ponds  309

G.  Using Waste Heat  311

H.  Summary  313


Thanksgiving Holiday

nov. 23, 24, 25


Monday, November 28

Wednesday, November 30

Monday, December 05

Wednesday, December 07


Test 4 Review Link

when:   wednesday, december 14th, 2011

from:  0800 am - 10:30 am

location:  ENGR Bldg.  107

Selected Cummulative Questions + Chapters:  8 & 9

uccs fall 2011 final schedule link


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