Course Outline 

 Week 1     1 M Jan  2 Rose Bowl
            2 W Jan  4 What is Alternative Energy?
            3 F Jan  6 The Need for Alternative Energy Sources

 Week 2     4 M Jan  9 Energy Conservation
            5 W Jan 11 Solar Energy I: The Basics
            6 F Jan 13 Solar Energy II: Heat Transport and Storage

 Week 3     7 M Jan 16 MLK Day; No Classes
            8 W Jan 18 Photovoltaic Cells
            9 F Jan 20 Quiz #1

 Week 4    10 M Jan 23 Solar Collector Systems
           11 W Jan 25 Solar Powered Cars
           12 F Jan 27 Large Scale Solar Electrical Energy Generation

 Week 5    13 M Jan 30 Energy Storage Systems I.
           14 W Feb  1 Energy Storage Systems II.
           15 F Feb  3 MIDTERM EXAM
 
 Week 6    16 M Feb  6 Hydroelectric Power I. Feasibility
           17 W Feb  8 Hydroelectric Power II. Risks
           18 F Feb 10 Wind Power I:  The backyard windmill 

 Week 7    19 M Feb 13 Wind Power II: Wind Farm Feasibility
           20 W Feb 15 The Oceans I:  Currents and Energy Generation 
           21 F Feb 17 The Oceans II: A Giant Heat Engine

 Week 8    22 M Feb 20 Geothermal I:  Instant Steam
           23 W Feb 22 Geothermal II:  Managing the Resource
           24 F Feb 24 Quiz #2
 
 Week 9    25 M Feb 27 Fuel from Biomass
           26 W Mar  1 Pollution and Waste Heat
           27 F Mar  3 Hell I don't know
 
 Week 10   29 M Mar  6 Barriers to Production Line Development
           29 W Mar  8 Recent and Current Legislation
           30 F Mar 10 The Future