NSCI 116 Spring 2005 |
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Dr. Zellmer |
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Schedule number 36258 |
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Period |
Week |
Date |
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Lectures by Period in Spring 2005 |
Assignments |
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0 |
01/19/05 |
Wed |
Intro, syllabus, take
roll, BLS and K-6 science & math |
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2 |
0 |
01/21/05 |
Fri |
Presentation
Sign-up, FOSS Kits, Intro 116
topics-kinds of energy, population & energy sources |
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3 |
1 |
01/24/05 |
Mon |
Intro 116 topics -
Historical Fossil Energy & Technology, Electricity & Hydropower, USA
Energy Sources, Inputs & Outputs, Cheap Oil |
H&K3rd: Ch 1
Introduction to Energy |
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4 |
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01/26/05 |
Wed |
Intro 116
topics-Hydrogen Economy, Transportation, Energy Conservation, Communications,
The Future. |
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5 |
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01/28/05 |
Fri |
History of
Technology-inventions that created the modern world, Tesla in the 19th
century |
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6 |
2 |
01/31/05 |
Mon |
Tesla-Powering the 20th
century world and Big Business.
The War of the Currents. |
H&K3rd: Ch 10
Electricity and Electric Circuits |
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7 |
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02/02/05 |
Wed |
Tesla-Communications-Wire
and Radio; The beginnings of
Digital and Analog; Presentation Topic Sheet Due |
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8 |
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02/04/05 |
Fri |
Communications-Robots in
Space and Manned Spaceflight, then Quiz 1 |
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9 |
3 |
02/07/05 |
Mon |
The Electromagnetic
Spectrum: Radio and TV. |
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10 |
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02/09/05 |
Wed |
The Conversion to the
Digital World. |
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11 |
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02/11/05 |
Fri |
Teams 1 and 2 |
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12 |
4 |
02/14/05 |
Mon |
Hands-on electric circuits. Electricity by the Numbers. Why was EdisonŐs DC a bad idea? |
H&K3rd: Ch 11 Generation &Transmission of Electricity. |
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13 |
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02/16/05 |
Wed |
High voltage and AC
transmission, kwh and cost, then Quiz 2 |
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14 |
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02/18/05 |
Fri |
Teams 3 and 4 |
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Holiday |
02/21/05 |
Mon |
Holiday: Presidents Day |
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15 |
5 |
02/23/05 |
Wed |
Eastwood, Huntington
and hydro power. The Fresno-LA
connection. |
H&K3rd: Ch 12F
Hydropower |
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16 |
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02/25/05 |
Fri |
Teams 5 and 6 |
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17 |
6 |
02/28/05 |
Mon |
Grand Coulee Dam;
the Dawn of the Nuclear Age |
H&K3rd Ch 13 Atoms
and Nuclear Energy |
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18 |
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03/02/05 |
Wed |
The social cost of the
nuclear age: Duck and Cover lessons from the 1950Ős |
H&K3rd Ch 14
Fission and Reactors |
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03/04/05 |
Fri |
Teams 7 and 8 |
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20 |
7 |
03/07/05 |
Mon |
Nuclear Fission and
Fission Fragments in Fallout; Review for Hour Exam 1 |
H&K3rd Ch 15
Nuclear Radiation |
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03/09/05 |
Wed |
Hour Exam 1 |
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22 |
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03/11/05 |
Fri |
Teams 9 and 10 |
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23 |
8 |
03/14/05 |
Mon |
From the Space Age to
the Present. The promise of the
1960Ős and 1970Ős |
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24 |
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03/16/05 |
Wed |
Sources of Energy,
Systems, the rise and fall of petroleum |
H&K3rd Ch 2 Energy
Basics |
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25 |
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03/18/05 |
Fri |
Teams 11 and 12
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Holiday |
03/21/05 |
Mon |
Spring Break |
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Spring |
03/23/05 |
Wed |
Spring Break |
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Break |
03/25/05 |
Fri |
Spring Break |
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03/28/05 |
Mon |
Renewable vs
Alternative Energy, Hubbert Curves |
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27 |
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03/30/05 |
Wed |
Kinds of Energy and
the Four Forces, Quiz 3. |
H&K3rd Ch 3 Energy
Conversions |
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28 |
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04/01/05 |
Fri |
Teams 13 and 14 |
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29 |
10 |
04/04/05 |
Mon |
Heat Engines and
Energy Conversion. |
H&K3rd Ch 4 Heat
and Work |
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30 |
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04/06/05 |
Wed |
Energy Efficiency-Electric Motors, Wind Turbines, Four-cycle
internal combustion engines, and gas turbines. |
H&K3rd Ch 3D Efficiency of Devices |
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31 |
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04/08/05 |
Fri |
Teams 15 and 16 |
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32 |
11 |
04/11/05 |
Mon |
Biomass Energy and
Combined Cycle Power Plants.
Then Quiz 4 |
H&K3rd Ch 17 Energy
from Biomass |
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33 |
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04/13/05 |
Wed |
Energy, Efficiency and
Power Plants |
H&K3rd Ch 11DE
Turbines |
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34 |
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04/15/05 |
Fri |
Teams 17 and 18 |
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35 |
12 |
04/18/05 |
Mon |
China Revs Up and
Hybrid Cars |
H&K3rd Ch 10D
Electric & Hybrid Cars |
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04/20/05 |
Wed |
complete Hybrid Cars;
review for Hour Exam 2 |
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37 |
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04/22/05 |
Fri |
Teams 19 and 20 |
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38 |
13 |
04/25/05 |
Mon |
Hour Exam 2 |
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39 |
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04/27/05 |
Wed |
The Hydrogen Economy |
H&K3rd Ch 10J Fuel
Cells |
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40 |
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04/29/05 |
Fri |
Teams 21 and 22 |
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05/02/05 |
Mon |
Hydrogen Economy and
Fuel Cells, energy density. |
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05/04/05 |
Wed |
Passive Solar Energy
and Conservation in the Home |
H&K3rd Chs 5&6
Heat Transfer & Passive Solar |
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05/06/05 |
Fri |
Team 23? |
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15 |
05/09/05 |
Mon |
Active Solar Energy
and Energy for the Future |
H&K3rd Ch 12 Solar
& Wind Power |
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45 |
Last Day |
05/11/05 |
Wed |
Review for the Final
Exam |
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Consult-ThF |
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Final |
05/16/05 |
Mon |
Final Exam 11 am - 1 pm |
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