The required textbook for the course is Energy, Environment, and Climate (2nd edition) by Richard Wolfson.

Course announcements are located at the bottom of the page.

• General Course Information and Policies
• Course Schedule

Homework/research assignments:

• Homework/Research Assignment #1 (due Wed Jan 23 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #2 (due Wed Jan 30 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #3 (due Mon Feb 11 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #4 (due Wed Feb 20 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #5 (due Mon Feb 25 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #6 (due Mon Mar 4 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #7 (due Wed Mar 20 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #8 (due Fri Apr 5 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #9 (due Wed Apr 10 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #10 (due Wed Apr 17 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions
• Homework/Research Assignment #11 (due Wed Apr 24 at 4:00 p.m.) - Solutions

Writing assignments and midterm exam:

• Writing Assignment #1 (due Fri Mar 8 at 2:00 p.m.)
• Midterm Exam (Wed Mar 27) - mean = 75.3%, sigma = 14.7%, median = 74.5%
• Writing Assignment #2 (due Mon Apr 15 at 4:00 p.m.)
• Writing Assignment #3 (due Fri May 3 at 12:00 noon)

Links to useful web sites for assignments:

• U.S. Census Bureau Sources of Population and Housing Information
• U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
• Human Development Reports from the United Nations Development Programme
• International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Statistics Page
• Transportation Energy Data Book from the U.S. Department of Energy
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Radiation Dose Calculator
• International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic Power System Programme
• Major Land Uses from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Mauna Loa Atmospheric CO2 Record
• University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit (CRU) Temperature Data
• University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit (CRU) Global Temperature Record
• U.S. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) Global Anomalies and Index Data
• Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Global Temperature Anomalies

Some other interesting links:

• Gapminder.org
• Life Expectancy Graphs
• Jason Zimba's "The Suddenness of Exponential Growth" (a subsection of his "Understanding Exponential Growth" blog) has demonstrators: [constant (linear) speed] vs. [exponentially increasing speed]
• Rotating 3D Methane Molecule
• Radiation Dose Chart
• ClimatePrediction.net - Use your idle computer cycles to help predict Earth's future climate
• CO2 "clock" - Keeps ticking upward!

Here is an incomplete and perhaps a bit old list of supplemental readings (but, more food for thought...):

• "Electricity from Waste Heat", by Jennifer Kho, Technology Review, Nov 21, 2008
• "Oil Left in the Ground", by Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, May 20, 2008
• "The End of Oil?", by Mark Williams, Technology Review, February 2005
• "The Outlook on Oil", by Jim Motavalli, E: The Environmental Magazine, Jan/Feb 2006
• "The Net-Zero Gas Tax", by Charles Krauthammer, The Weekly Standard, Jan 5, 2009
• "The Fake Fire Brigade -- How We Cheat Ourseleves About Our Energy Future", by Nate Hagens, The Oil Drum
• "Tidal Power Comes to Market", by Brittany Sauser, Technology Review, Jul 29, 2008
• "More-Efficient Solar Cells", by Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, Aug 14, 2008
• "Lifeline for Renewable Power", by David Talbot, Technology Review, Jan/Feb 2009
• "Wind Power Moves into Deep Waters", by Peter Fairley, Technology Review, Jun 4, 2008
• "Giant Laser Experiment Powers Up", BBC World News, March 31, 2009