{"id":1,"date":"2018-02-06T19:14:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T19:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules2dollars\/?p=1"},"modified":"2018-02-16T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:24:17","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules2dollars\/2018\/02\/06\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, February 8, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Joules 2 $!\u00a0 This is a course unlike any other you&#8217;ve taken at Colby.\u00a0 In this class you&#8217;ll learn a very practical approach to understanding sustainability and energy systems.\u00a0 Professor Whitney King will educate you on the thermodynamics and the science of energy systems.\u00a0 Professor Michael Donihue will introduce you to methods of evaluating alternative energy systems and a way of thinking about the individual behavior and consumer choice in the context of energy economics.<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for our solar lab in two weeks, get a copy of a recent residential electricity bill from a property in the continental United States that you can identify using Google Earth.\u00a0 Ask your parents, a family member, a friend, or someone who might like to know whether it makes sense to install solar panels on their home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review of General Chemistry<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules-to-dollars\/files\/2015\/01\/20100518151409-1_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-230\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules-to-dollars\/files\/2015\/01\/20100518151409-1_0.jpg\" alt=\"20100518151409-1_0\" width=\"252\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot<br \/>Image: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Readings:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newsoffice.mit.edu\/2010\/explained-carnot-0519\">The Carnot Limit<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/kinetic\/kintem.html#c2\">Kinetic Temperature<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/thermo\/temper.html#c1\">Temperature<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/thermo\/inteng.html#c2\">Internal Energy,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/thermo\/firlaw.html#c1\">First Law<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/thermo\/heat.html#c1\">Heat,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/thermo\/seclaw.html#c1\">Second Law<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu\/hbase\/thermo\/heaeng.html#c1\">Carnot Efficiency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Homework:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules-to-dollars\/files\/2015\/01\/CH141-Final-Exam-2003.pdf\">CH141 Final Exam 2003<\/a>\u00a0(due Tuesday, February 13th)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laboratory Prep:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules-to-dollars\/files\/2015\/01\/PPDBiomassPresentation.pdf\">Introduction to Colby&#8217;s Biomass Plant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules-to-dollars\/excel-tutorials\/\">Excel Tutorials<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules-to-dollars\/files\/2015\/01\/Lectue-1-thermochem-2015.ppt.pdf\">Slides<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/joules-to-dollars\/files\/2015\/01\/doc00490420150227182051.pdf\">DWK Lecture Notes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Joules 2 $!\u00a0 This is a course unlike any other you&#8217;ve taken at Colby.\u00a0 In this class you&#8217;ll learn a very practical approach to understanding sustainability and energy systems.\u00a0 Professor Whitney King will educate you on the thermodynamics and the science of energy systems.\u00a0 Professor Michael Donihue will introduce you to methods of &hellip; 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