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Science Seminar Syllabi
2004-2005
updated 2.Mar.2005
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Welcome to Science Seminar, an integral part of the full-time program
Energy Systems. Science Seminar is available as 4-credit modules,
one on Monday and one on Thursday. You are welcome to register for either
or both. Please see our Schedule for meeting
places and assignments, and our homepage for
other program information and text details
(probably not available in the bookstore - order yours online.) Please
keep track of your work on this Record Sheet.
Be sure to complete your preseminar assignments
the day before seminar, individually and with your team. Here
are some workshops you may find
useful, offered by EWS, Advising, and the Writing Center.
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Winter Seminar Schedule
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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weekend: Finish reading
Meet teams
Preseminar PIQ
and essay
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5:00-6:30 Seminar on electromagnetism. Sem II C2109 (except
wk 1 in CAL)
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(4-5: office hours, Lab II, Rm 2272 or 2270) |
Finish reading
Meet teams
Preseminar PIQ
and essay
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5:00-6:30 Seminar on Sun's effect on Earth. Sem II C2109
(except wk 1 in CAL)
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Thursday: Sun's effects on Earth
  
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1
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Tesla movie, introductions + photos, inSurvey
(this week) and WebSurvey2
(this weekend). Meet in Computer Applications Lab (CAL) in Lab II
at 5:00.
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WebX workshop
+ teams, choose facilitators. Meet in Computer Applications Lab
(CAL) in Lab II at 5:00. |
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2
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Tesla Ch.1-3 and Experiments 1-6.
Meet in Sem II C2109 |
Storms: Prologue, Ch.1-4 (through
p.74). Meet in Sem II C2109 |
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3
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17 Jan. holiday: MLK day - do Experiments 1-6
with your team sometime this week.
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Storms: Ch.5-8 (through p.136), team DDC |
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4
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Tesla Ch.4-6 and Project 1, team
Solar |
Storms: Ch.9-11, Epilogue (finish),
team Force |
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5
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Tesla Ch.7-9 and Project 2, team DDC
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6
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Tesla Ch.10-12 and Project 3, team Force |
Climate Change: Intro + Part I (through p.82),
team Solar |
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Tesla Ch.13-15 and Project 4, team Mike&Chris |
Climate Change: Everyone skim Part II (through
p.172) Each team focus on one chapter. 4 _____, 5 _____, 6 _____,
7 _____, 8 _____, 9 _____ |
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21 Feb. holiday: Presidents' day
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Climate Change: Part III (finish), team DDC |
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9
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Tesla Ch.16-18 and Project 5, team Toria&Faith
Portfolios due. |
Synthesis: Re-read Climate Change: Ch.1&13,
Storms: Prologue and Epilogue.Team Force. Portfolios due. |
| Take the online survey by Friday. Click on inQsit,
then choose Enter here, Continue, and SemSurvey05win. |
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Fall Schedule
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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weekend: Finish reading
Meet teams
Preseminar PIQ
and essay
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5:00-6:30 Sem2 C2109 Seminar on oil and alternatives |
(4-5: office hours, Lab II, Rm 2272 or 2270) |
Finish reading
Meet teams
Preseminar PIQ
and essay
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5:00-6:30 Sem2 C2109 Seminar on hydrogen and fuel cells |
Fall
Syllabus
week:
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Monday: Oil and Alternatives
 
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1
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Introductions + photos, facilitators, End of Oil Prologue)
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WebX workshop + teams (GCC in LIB), choose facilitators,
Tomorrow's Energy Ch.1, inSurvey
today, webSurvey
this weekend |
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End of Oil, Prologue
and Part I, Free Ride (through p.142) |
Tomorrow's Energy Ch.1-4 (through p.78) |
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3
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End of Oil, Part II, Road to Nowhere (through p.236) |
Tomorrow's Energy Ch.5-8 (through p.186) |
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4
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End of Oil, Part III, Into the Blue (through
p.334) |
Tomorrow's Energy Ch.9-12 (through p.264) |
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5
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6
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Power to People, Intro + Part I, Market Forces (thru
p.116) |
Hype about H, Intro + Ch.1-3 (through p.66) |
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Power to People, Part II, Environmental Pressures
(thru p.222) |
Hype about H, Ch.4-6 (through p.124) |
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Power to People, Part III, Energy Technology, (thru
p.330) |
Hype about H, Ch.7-9 (through p.186) |
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Thanksgiving Break week
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Synthesis: (Re)read End of Oil, Prologue and Ch.13,
and Power to People, Intro + Epologue; Portfolios due. |
Synthesis: (Re)read Tomorrow's Energy, Ch.1&12,
and Hype about H, Intro + Conclusion. Portfolios due. |
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