Energy Systems and Climate Change http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/energy/1112/home.htm

Please check Moodle weekly for updates (a secure site available to registered students in fall 2011).

Our first class in Winter will meet at 1:00 Tuesday 10 Jan . 2012 in the Computer Applications Lab (CAL) in Lab 2, first floor. Be there on time. If you're still trying to get into the program - show up on time the first day with the prerequisites, and we'll do what we can. (updated 11 Jan. 2012)

How is energy created and harvested, stored and transformed, used or abused? This program is a two-quarter study of ways energy is produced and changed, by nature and humans. This is a good program for students interested in environmental science, physics, and sustainability, both mathematical and applied. We start with skill building and background study, and finish with major research projects related to energy, climate, and sustainability, on questions of special interest to students.

We will study issues of energy generation and use in society and in the natural world. One goal is for students to gain a deeper understanding of issues involved in achieving a sustainable energy society. A primary goal is illustrate the power and beauty of physics and mathematics. We will examine climate change and global warming; energy science, technology, and policy; farming, environmental studies, sustainability, and related topics.

Prerequisites: Good algebra skills, a college science class, good reading and writing skills, willingness to work online and in teams. (No calculus required!) Bring the Crichton novel to the first class in fall. For the first week of winter, read Big Coal and

FAQ: How can I get into the program in Winter quarter? * email Dr. Zita in Fall quarter, * meet her at Academic Fair, * pass the fall final exam , and * join a research team. Get the final exam here, read the front page thoroughly, work it with no outside resources or help from people - except, you may use only the Wolfson text on reserve in the library. Before 1 January, email one legible scan to zita(at)evergreen.edu, or let Dr. Zita know that you put the completed exam in her mailbox in Lab 2. She'll see if you're prepared to thrive in this program, and then show you how to join a research team.

Another option: join our Science Seminar for 8 credits in winter. No signature required. You will do more writing than the ES&CC students. You might also add 4 credits of research (by signature) in the first week of winter. See the Science Seminar link for more details.

WINTER TEXTS		Our first major reading of the quarter is Big Coal by Jeff Goodell, if you'd like to get a head start on it over break.
Energy, Environment, & Climate, 2nd Ed. by Rich Wolfson (2011, Norton, ISBN 978-0-393-91274-6).			This is our primary science text. We'll finish the green energy and climate change chapters in winter quarter.
Seminar / workshop readings: Scientific American articles on *Solar solution and *Wind solution (to be provided on Moodle).
IPCC, Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation		Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes (2011)			Food Rebels, Guerilla Gardeners, and Smart-cookin' Mamas, by Mark Winne (2011)
Natural Capitalism, by Hawkens, Lovins, & Lovins ((2008)		Big Coal, by Jeff Goodell (2007)			Cradle to Cradle, McDonough & Braungart (2002)
The 3rd Industrial Revolution, by Jeremy Rifkin (2011)					Collapse (selected chapters), by Jared Diamond (2011)