2023-2024 Undergraduate General Catalog


PHYS 140 Energy and the Environment (SI)

The hardest part of energy problems are the associated environmental costs. The most difficult part of our environmental challenge is energy demand. Energetic processes are governed by strict physical laws and tend to increase the disorder of physical systems. Traditionally, these processes have used highly efficient but increasingly limited natural resources. Against this backdrop we are called to “love your neighbor as yourself”. As society seeks to move to more sustainable energy sources and deal with the consequences of previous energy related practices, this course will examine the complexities involved in balancing physical, moral, environmental, economic, and international policy aspects of the energy challenge.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Natural Science course

Core Requirements

Intersections: Scientific Intersections and Impacts

Notes

somewhat related to past CIVT 203 course but adapted for larger class