Lectures were given during the following sessions. All other sessions were devoted to project work and presentations. Many of the lectures were given by guest speakers and the material for these lectures is not available to OCW users.
Lecture notes files.
| WEEK # |
SES # |
UNITS |
TOPICS |
LECTURE NOTES |
| 1 |
1 |
1.1 |
Introductions/energy basics |
Session 1.1 handout (PDF)
General energy picture (PDF)
|
| 2 |
1.2 |
Energy basics (cont.) |
Session 1.2 handout (PDF) |
| 2 |
3 |
1.3 |
Energy basics (cont.) |
|
| 4 |
1.4 |
Energy basics (cont.) |
Thermodynamics handout (PDF) |
| 3 |
6 |
1.5 |
Climate |
Session 1.5 handout (PDF) |
| 7 |
1.6 |
Energy economics |
|
| 4 |
10 |
2.1 |
Alternative/renewable energy |
|
| 11 |
2.2 |
Building energy |
|
| 5 |
12 |
2.3 |
Mobility |
|
| 13 |
2.4 |
Energy conversion |
|
| 14 |
2.5 |
Energy storage/distribution |
|
| 6 |
15 |
2.6 |
A systems perspective |
|
| 16 |
4.1 |
Practicum on public speaking |
Public speaking presentation (PDF) |
| 17 |
2.7 |
Local energy systems - MIT |
|
| 7 |
18 |
2.8 |
Local energy systems - Cambridge |
|
| 8 |
22 |
3.6 |
Social dimensions |
|
| 9 |
24 |
4.2 |
Practicum on writing for the public |
|