PHYS 273 - Energy and Environment

This course studies energy — a critical resource for civilization — and the impact of energy consumption on societies and the environment. Topics include renewable and non-renewable energy sources, the physics of energy including the second law of thermodynamics and the notion of entropy, energy production and distribution, and social and global environmental issues such as pollution, sustainability, climate change, regulation and the future of energy. Lectures only.

Prerequisite

Students registered in a Physics program may only count this course for credit towards their degree requirements as an out-of-program elective, or towards the completion of an additional program of concentration outside of Physics.

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COURSE OUTLINE

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