Mon, July 1 - Course description and website tour, introductions, class interests & possible projects, forms of energy and interconversions

Homework - Read Chap 1, Do problems 1-4,7, mult ch #14

Tues, July 2 - Project planning, photovoltaic lab

Homework - Read Chap 4.1,4.2, 5.1,5.2, write journal entries and lab data

Journal starters -
What does it mean when someone claims we don’t have an energy crisis but a power crisis?

What will your expert group be?
Why did you associate with this group?
What do you expect to get out of this group?
What do you expect to contribute to this group?

Write up, in an appropriately organized form, the information you obtained from the experiments with the PV cells.
Assuming that one cell puts out 0.4 volts and 100 mA, describe what combinations you would need to create an energy source for
a) 3 volts and 100 mA
b) 0.3 volts and 500 mA
c) 1 volt and 200 mA

Wed, July 3 - Guest lecture: Doug Boleyn (Solar Energy Association of Oregon)

Solar applications in Oregon (passive, daylighting, water heating, photovoltaics), incentives

Mon, July 8 - Photosynthesis, artificial photosynthesis lab

Handouts: Chemistry in Context (Chap 8), Grätzel cell article

Homework for Tuesday: Read Chapters 4.3 - 4.7
Chap 4, Questions 1 - 6, MCQ 1-17

Tues, July 9 - Guest lecture: Michele Crim (PSU Sustainability Coordinator)

Group project outlines due

Wed, July 10 - Field trip to Salem - Chris Dymond, State Capitol tour

Data and Pictures!

Thur, July 11 - Project work

Discussion of Gratzel cells, Salem field trip

Brainstorming group project ideas

Mon, July 15 - Project work

Individual project outlines due

Tues, July 16 - Group "Expert" Presentations

Wed, July 17 - Project work

Discuss individual project outlines

Thur, July 18 - Midterm Exam ( see sample exam )

Mon, July 22 - Project work

Tues, July 23 - Project work

Wed, July 24 - Final project presentations

Thur, July 25 - Final project presentations