Dr. Lindaas

Department of 
Physics and Astronomy

 

Energy and the Environment: Physics 378

What are the costs for (not) building sustainably?

 

How much does it cost to heat a house?

Well.... it depends on insulation, size, energy source and what the temperaure is inside and outside.

  snowy creek
   

 

pdf Readings: (All are PDF documents)
pdfCourse Description


 
pdfHomework #1

 

Scientific American Sept. (2005)

 
    Forgotten Fundamentals of the Energy Crisis AJP Sept. (1978
The Exponential II
 

 

   
     
   

Science and Technology for Sustainable Well-Being
What's your consumption factor?
   

 
     
     
    Track Carbo the carbon atom
     
    Propaganda Alert
Position Questions
    Recycling - Useful or a Myth?
     
   

Solving the Climate Problem
A plan to keep Carbon in check

Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises
Abrupt Climate Change: Should we be Worried?
    The Green Issue: Why Bother?

Reading Response Form

  

 

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Last Updated: January 15, 2009 -- send corrections to Steve Lindaas