Lecture 1: Introduction to Energy, Units, Estimation, & Energy Usage Worldwide

Handouts

• Country Facts "quiz" (PDF)
• Units check-in "quiz" (PDF)

Lab 1: Human Power

This lab consists of three parts:

• Water pumping, with a PVC hand pump and a cement rocker pump
• Water carrying, with a trump line, head carry, hand carry, and Q-drum
• Woodshop training

Lab 1 Instructions

Lab 1 Homework

Readings

Practical Action. Poor People's Energy Outlook 2010. Read from start to top of p. 38, pp. 50-54, and pp. 55-61.

Reading reaction:

• Instructions for reading reaction posts (PDF)
• Make your initial reaction post before next Monday and then make at least one follow-up post responding to another student's reaction by next Wednesday.

Assignments

Problem Set 0 (Lantern homework)

Problem Set 1