PHYS 002E. First-Year Seminar: Energy

This seminar will cover both the physics and policy of energy in all its forms. Topics include the physical basis for energy; thermodynamics and engines; energy sources (fossil fuels, solar, photovoltaics, nuclear); transportation; the electric grid; and climate change.
Prerequisite: High school algebra.
Natural sciences and engineering.
1 credit.
Eligible for ENVS
Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy

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