Lecture Notes

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.


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