This unit covers many aspects of energy and the environment: energy resources and use; electrical power generation including fossil fuelled and alternate methods; environmental impacts of energy use and power generation including greenhouse gas emissions; transportation and pollution; energy management in buildings; solar thermal energy, photovoltaics, wind power and nuclear energy; embodied energy and net emissions analysis and, importantly, socio-economic and political issues related to energy provision.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Physics Academic Operations |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points of 2000-level units |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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ENVI3001 or PHYS3600 |
Assumed knowledge
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Junior Physics units or Intermediate Environmental Science units |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Arne Geschke, arne.geschke@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Arne Geschke, arne.geschke@sydney.edu.au |
Tutor(s) | Amanda Irwin, amanda.irwin@sydney.edu.au |