P310/P510 Environmental Physics Ben Brabson IU Fall 2008

Course Details: Syllabus for P310/P510. Course Description Ben's Home Page describing some of my research and other courses I teach. Sheet about yourself for Ben October Presentation Topics November Presentation Topics

Homework Assignments:

• Homework1 (due Sept. 9)    Interesting Energies, Biofuels Article, Biodiesel
• Homework2 (due Sept. 16)   Table of Resources, Biofuels Responses, BrownCar
• Homework3 (due Sept. 23)    Ideal Gases, Kennedy on Biofuels, Responses
• Homework4 (due Sept. 30)   Iron Fertilization Article, Notes on Thermodynamics

WSJ on Climate, Spain Solar

• Week5                                    Test Thursday - See Notes &  Practice Test 1 below.
• Homework5 (due Oct. 14)     Selective Surfaces, Feedback. IPCC2007
• Week7                                    Presentations schedule - 2-page summary due Oct. 21.
• Homework6 (due Oct. 28)      Fuel Cells
• Homework7 (due Nov. 4)        October 30 Lecture (at my house)
• Week10                                   Test Thursday - See practice Test 2 below.
• Homework8 (due Nov. 13)     Reactors, Nuclear Lecture
• Homework 9 (due Nov. 20)    New Designs
• Week14-15                              ITER , Jonas on Fusion, 2-page summary due Dec. 4

Exam Information:

• Practice test 1 (last year's first test)
• My favorite topics for test 1.
• Practice test 2 (last year's second test)
• Ben's favorites for test 2.
• Practice test 3 (last year's third test)
• Ben's favorites for test 3.

P310/510 Grade Information:  I'll keep your grades available on ONCOURSE.

Useful Reference Links:

• Wonderful Web Links for environmental physics collated by Prof. Andy Bacher at IU.
• Swain West Library Home Page Here are excellent on-line journals and articles.
• Interesting references we find...  Please let me know about articles you like.
• Ben's book chapter drafts for P310.