UCCS ENSC 150 Fall 2009

Introduction to Energy Science I

Tuesday, 10-Nov-2009 11:54 PM

Syllabus


Assignments Fall 2009

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


Test 1:  Chapters 1, 2 & 3

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


Energy Science Resources

Energy Science Web Links

Electrostatic Phenomena

Electric Circuits

Magnets and Electromagnetism

The Structure of the Atom

The Nucleus and Nuclear Energy

Beyond Everyday Phenomena


Pollution Images Mexico City


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