UCCS ENSC 150 Fall 2009
Introduction to Energy Science I
Tuesday, 10-Nov-2009 11:54 PM
Review Test 1 Review Test 2 Review Test 3 Review Test 4
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Monday, August 24, 2009
Introduction
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
A. Energy: An Initial Definition 1
B. Energy Use and the Environment 3
C. Energy Use Patterns 6
D. Energy Resources 14
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
Monday, August 31, 2009
A. Introduction 33
B. Forms of Energy and Energy Conversions 34
C. Motion 39
Wednesday, Sept. 02, 2009
D. Energy and Work 43
E. Examples of Work and Energy 48
F. Power 51
G. Summary 56
Monday, September 07, 2009
Labor Day Holiday
Special Topic: Newton's Laws of Motion 63
Wednesday, Sept. 09, 2009
Speed, Velocity & Acceleration 63
Force, & Newton's Laws of Motion 65
Monday, Sept. 14, 2009
Work & Energy & Units 71
Simple Machines 71
Chapter 3: Conservation of Energy 75
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009
Introduction 76
Law of Conservation of Energy 76
Energy Conversion Examples 79
Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
Energy Conversion Efficiencies 81
Energy Use in Developing Countires 84
Sustainable Development 88
A Barrel, A Calorie, a Btu? Energy Equivalences 87
Summary 92
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
please bring a Scantron Form 889-E (25 questions on each side)
Chapter 4: Heat & Work 97
Monday, Sept. 28, 2009
A. Introduction 97
B. Heat & Work and the First Law of Thermodynamics 98
C. Temperature and Heat 100
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009
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
Monday, October 05, 2009
A. Introduction 130
B. Building Materials 131
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
C. House Insulation & Heating Calculations 132
D. Site Selections 144
Monday, October 12, 2009
E. Impact of Energy Conservation Measures 145
H. Summary 153
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Test 2 Chapters: 4, 5 & Class Examples
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
F. Cooling 146
G. Air Conditioners & Heat Pumps 149
Special Topics on Thermodynamics
Chapter 6 Solar Energy: Characteristics & Heating 160
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
Monday, October 26, 2009
E. Solar Domestic Hot Water 177
F. Passive Solar Space Heating Systems 183
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
G. Active Solar Space Heating Systems 189
H. Thermal Energy Storage 193
I. Summary 195
Chapter 7: Energy from Fossil Fuels
Monday, November 02, 2009
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, November 04, 2009
D. Natural Gas 219
E. Coal: An Expanding Role 223
F. Future Sources of Oil 229
Monday, November 09, 2009
G. Summary 230
Special Topic: Physics of Oil and Gas
Exploration 234
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Test 3 Chapters: 6, & 7
Chapter 8: Air Pollution & Energy Use 241
Monday, November 16, 2009
A. Introduction 241
Eastern Europe and the Environment 242
B. Properties and Motion of the Atmosphere 244
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
C. Air Pollutants and Their Sources 250
Air pollution and the Third World
D. Air Quality Standards 266
1990 Clean Air Act Amendments 270
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thanks Giving Holiday
Monday, November 30, 2009
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
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
A. Introduction 286
B. Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect 287
Africa and Global Warming 298
Monday, December 07, 2009
C. Ozone Depletion 299
D. Thermal Pollution 303
E. Ecological Effects of Thermal Pollution 305
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
F. Cooling Towers and Ponds 309
G. Using Waste Heat 311
H. Summary 313
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 tbd?
Test 4 (Final): Cummulative + Chapters 8, & 9
