PHYS 3700 - Energy and the Environment (also listed as EE 3310)

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This course is repeatable: No
Total # of units allowed for credit: 3
Max times this course can be taken for credit:1
Max # of units may be repeated: 0

Course Description: Introduces the science and engineering aspects of the Earth’s natural sources of energy (e.g. the Sun, Wind, and Fossil Fuels), and the current technologies used for generating energy. The impact of energy generation and energy use on the environment will be covered. The course emphasizes how CO₂emissions from the use of fossil fuels for energy, have caused uncontrollable global warming, and how this warming, drives climate change. The renewable energy sources and renewable energy technology that are required to mitigate global warming, will be covered extensively.
Credit Hours: 3 lecture hour(s) per week

Grading: ABCDF
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face
Campus: Main Campus
Cross-Listing Course(s): EE 3310
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C, and D.
Needs Permission to Enroll: No
Special Fee Applied: No

GE UD B (cl) (wi)
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PHYS 3700 - Energy and the Environment (also listed as EE 3310)