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Monday’s Class : Introductions, and general information test
Before Class
- NPR on Goals, Writing, Success
- Read syllabus on main class website
Wednesday’s Class :
Explain how wellbeing is coupled to wealth only for the very poor.
Identify different kinds of energy stocks and flows. Recognize 3 different primary energy sources
Make energy transition diagram from primary energy to radiant cooling.
Before Class
During Class
After Class
- Prepare
Thursday: Activity for Heat Engines
Before Activity
During Activity
- We will make a calorimeter, heating water (in calories) by burning something of known energy content (like candle wax)
After Activity
- Review problem set #1 questions
- Prepare for class tomorrow (see below)
Friday: Please read PS#1 before class
How can we decouple wellbeing from CO2 emissions
Will the poor countries develop the same way we did?
Before Class
- Rossling_Ignorance Lecture 3 Slides: Global Ignorance Demographics
- Happiness Emissions Decoupling
- US Human Energy Flows or US Energy Flows. Which one do you like better?
- Rising Consumption in Developing World
During Class
- Review general info test
After Class
- Prepare