Syllabus - Energy Systems updated 2.Mar.2005

Energy Systems students are responsible for all scheduled activities. Click on links below for details about assignments and activities.
Students enrolled only in Science Seminar are not responsible for yellow class meetings (1:00-4:00) or Research projects.
(Activities in parentheses indicate faculty commitments, not required program activities.)

Studies show that students remember more of what they DO and less of what they HEAR. Therefore, our classes will involve interactive techniques more than lectures; these techniques include workshops, debates, Peer Instruction with Conceptests, Jigsaw Learning, Learning Through Discussion, and student research.

DRAFT FALL SYLLABUS; also see Seminar Syllabus for Mon+Thus evenings.

Earth = Earth Science by Conte; Energy = Introduction to Energy, Cassedy + Grossman; Alt.Energy = Alternative Energy by Walisiewicz, Ed. Gribbin; Calc = Single-Variable Calculus, Hughes-Hallett et al., Phys = Fundamentals of Physics, by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker. We will continue using these texts in winter quarter. This syllabus will be updated using input from students throughout the quarter.

You are strongly encouraged to learn Web Page Authoring and PowerPoint, as you will be using one or both of these tools to present your research. Click on the Workshop Schedule for the Computer Center, where you can learn these tools.