The lecture slides for Part I are available below. Additional slides will be added as soon as they become available.
Note: Some materials from these slides have been modified or removed due to copyright restrictions.
| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 1 | Introduction (PDF - 1.8MB) |
| Part I – Energy and its Uses | |
| 2 | Units and scales of energy use (PDF - 1.1MB) |
| 3 | Mechanical energy and transport (PDF) |
| 4 | Heat energy: Conversion between heat and mechanical energy (PDF ‑ 2.9MB) |
| 5 | Electromagnetic energy: Storage, conversion, transmission and radiation (PDF - 7.7MB) |
| 6 | Quantum mechanics I: Intro to the quantum, energy quantization (PDF) |
| 7 | Energy in chemical systems and processes, flow of CO2 (PDF - 4.0MB) |
| 8 | Entropy and temperature (PDF) |
| 9 | Heat engines (PDF) |
| 10 | Conversion I: Phase change energy conversion, refrigeration and heat pumps (PDF - 3.5MB) |
| 11 | Internal combustion engines (PDF) |
| 12 | Conversion II: Steam and gas power cycles, the physics of power plants (PDF - 2.9MB) |
| Part II – Sources of Energy | |
| 13 | Fundamental forces in the universe |
| 14 | Quantum mechanics II: Quantum mechanics relevant for nuclear physics |
| 15 | Nuclear I: Nuclear forces, energy scales and structure |
| 16 | Nuclear II: Nuclear binding energy systematics, reactions and decays |
| 17 | Nuclear III: Nuclear fusion |
| 18 | Nuclear IV: Nuclear fission and fission reactor physics |
| 19 | Nuclear V: Nuclear fission reactor design, safety, operation and fuel cycles |
| 20 | The flow of energy in the universe |
| 21 | Solar I: Solar radiation |
| 22 | Solar II: Absorption and thermal utilization |
| 23 | Solar III: Solar-thermal electricity |
| 24 | Solar IV: Photovoltaics |
| 25 | Solar V: Advanced PV, overview |
| 26 | Biological energy sources and fossil fuels |
| 27 | Wind I: Fluid dynamics and power in the wind, available resources |
| 28 | Wind II: More about fluids, viscosity, types of fluid flow, lift |
| 29 | Wind III: Wind turbine dynamics and design, wind farms |
| 30 | Geothermal power and ocean thermal energy conversion |
| 31 | Tidal/wave/hydro power |
| Part III – Systems and Synthesis | |
| 32 | Nuclear radiation, fuel cycles, waste and proliferation |
| 33 | Climate change I |
| 34 | Climate change II |
| 35 | Climate change III |
| 36 | Energy storage |
| 37 | Energy conservation |
| 38 | Summary and conclusions |
