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PHYS 575, Winter '12 |
| Course information click 'reload' to be sure you are seeing the latest version of this page Registration: Our course is in the UW course time schedule with two SLNs: PHYS 575 B = 17623 (for students in the MS program and GNMs) PHYS 575 C = 17624 (for other UW students) Online resources: See below for information about online class sessions. You can use the Moodle utility to access slides and other course-related information and files: once registered, you will find a link to the Moodle site on your MyUW home page, the site will be available starting 12/31/2011. This page should be your first checkpoint, however - I may get behind posting stuff on Moodle! Textbook required: (will be available in the U. Bookstore) Energy Science: Principles, Technologies, and Impacts John Andrews and Nick Jelley Paperback: 344 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press Language: English ISBN-10: 0199281122 ISBN-13: 978-0199281121 A reference copy of the book is available in the Physics-Astronomy Reading Room (6th floor, Physics-Astronomy C), on top of the reference bookshelf just outside the Librarian's office. * We'll use the term "renewable" loosely (although in principle breeder reactors are "renewable sources"); a more accurate description would be "alternatives to petroleum-based energy sources". General information Review of thermodynamics and applications to energy generation and transport; review of fluid mechanics and applications to wind and wave energy sources; electrical power generation and distribution, direct and indirect solar energy conversion; review of nuclear physics and applications to new ideas in nuclear fission power systems, and nuclear fusion power*. This course will combine
lectures with a seminar-discussion format. Specific
topics covered may vary to reflect the interests of
students. However, the Thursday evening meetings will also be offered online. You may attend class from home, work, your favorite wifi hotspot, or any other internet-connected site, using your usual web browsers. Adobe Connect software required is provided by PCE; we will discuss how to connect in class. Students who prefer to attend in person may join the me in A-114 PAB as usual. However, for a few sessions when I will be out of town (see calendar for dates), I will attend online myself, and there will be no classroom meeting. Reports You will be expected to make 2 brief, informal reports and presentations, on topics you have chosen to investigate. Best is to propose a topic that is of special interest to you. (see list of suggested topics below for ideas but feel free to propose your own ideas). Reports should be at least a 15 min presentation, or equivalent term paper content, and should go beyond the depth we reach in class on some relevant topic. The 2nd report should be on a separate topic, but may be related to your first topic (eg 1=fission power, 2=fusion power)
These are basic, feel very free to invent your own topics: Tidal power systems in operation (ie, beyond R&D or prototype phase) Wave power systems in operation Wind power systems in operation Unusual solar power systems Practical biomass energy sources (ie, not requiring subsidies to break even) New technologies (R&D or proto phase) for photovoltaics New and proposed (R&D phase) battery technologies New ideas for fission reactors Fusion power approaches most likely to yield results Reality and hype in green energy technology Public policy initiatives supporting green technology Public relations problems for renewable resources Please check again later for further info.
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Contact the instructor at: wilkes@u.washington.edu
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