PSCI 104 - Energy and the Environment

Institution:

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

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Description:

This course will aim to present the concept of sustainability in terms of physcial principles and the concept of energy. The central idea running through the course will be energy: its physical definition, its various forms (thermal, nuclear, chemical, solar, electrical, etc.) and processes involved in the production, extraction, distribution, and use of energy. We will examine traditional and non-traditional modes of energy production including the technologies of those modes of production and the associated advantages and disadvantages of each mode. The goal is to provide the student with a broad-based physical and technical understanding of energy and to provide him/her with a basis for evaluating, understanding, and deciding upon the complex energy issues of the 21st century.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cobleskill.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 255-5525

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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