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This schedule is subject to change as we go along. Exam dates
are at the bottom of the page.
| Chapter |
Topic |
Dates |
| 1 |
Energy Overview:Use, production, problems |
Jan. 7, 9, 11 |
| 2 |
Basic physics of motion and energy |
Jan. 14, 16, 18, 25 |
| 3 |
Fossil fuels and exponential growth |
Jan. 28, Feb. 1, 4 |
| 4 |
Basic physics of electricity |
Feb. 6, 8, 11 |
| 5 |
Electric power plants and acid rain |
Feb. 13, 15 |
| 6 |
Electromagnetic radiation |
Feb. 19, 22, 25 |
| 7 |
Global Warming |
Feb. 27, Mar. 4, 6, 8 |
| 8 |
Basic physics of heat |
Mar. 18, 20, 22, 25 |
| 10 |
Basic physics of radioactivity |
Mar. 29, Apr. 5 |
| 11 |
Nuclear power:reactions, risks, wastes |
Apr. 1, 3, 8, 10 |
| 12 |
Solar Energy |
Apr. 12, 17 |
| 13 |
Future Energy sources |
Apr. 19, 22, 24 |
| 14 |
Energy conservation |
Apr. 26 |
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Date |
Material |
| Exam I |
Jan. 30 |
Energy Principles, Ch. 1-2 |
| Exam II |
Feb. 20 |
Electric Energy and Fossil Fuels, Ch. 3-5 |
| Exam III |
Mar. 27 |
Principles of Heat and the Global Atmosphere, Ch. 6-9 |
| Exam IV |
Apr. 16 |
Nuclear Energy and Reactors, Ch. 10-11 |
| Final Exam |
Week of Apr. 29 |
Alternative Energy Sources, Ch. 12-14 Comprehensive over all semester as
well |
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