22.012 | Spring 2006 | Undergraduate

Seminar: Fusion and Plasma Physics

Syllabus

Course Meeting Times

Lectures: 1session / week, 2 hours / session

Course Description

Fusion Energy has the potential to provide almost unlimited amounts of electric power with minimal environmental impact. This seminar covers a range of plasma and fusion energy topics, including discussion of the Global Energy Picture, the Physics of Fusion, Fusion Reactors and Tokamaks. A Tour of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center including the Alcator C-MOD Tokamak is part of the seminar. In addition, other fusion related topics are discussed including Plasma Rockets for Manned Space Missions and Plasma Fuel Converters for Environmentally Improved Cars and Trucks.

Course Requirements

Attendance and participation are a significant part of the final grade in this course so students are expected to attend all class sessions. There are no problem sets, exams, or required textbooks for the course. There will be a short term paper, of 1 to 10 pages (or Microsoft® PowerPoint® equivalent), on one of the subjects discussed in class. Students may pair up for this project. The term papers and presentations are due in class on Lec #13 and Lec #14.

Grading

The final grade for the course will be based on the following:

activities percentages
Term Paper 40%
Attendance and Participation 60%

Course Info

Instructor
As Taught In
Spring 2006
Learning Resource Types
Lecture Notes
Presentation Assignments with Examples