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Feb 05, 2025
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2023-2024 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PH 253 - Energy and the Environment
Class Hour(s) 3
Laboratory Hour(s) 0
3 Semester Credit Hour(s)
This course covers fundamentals of energy generation (conversion), current diversity of energy resources from fossil fuels to renewable and alternative sources, and environmental impact of the generation and use of energy. Topics include the availability, economics and environmental consequences of energy generation, distribution and consumption from oil, coal, gas, hydrogen, nuclear, wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, biomass and other alternative sources currently under development and study by the scientific and engineering communities. Efficient use of energy in the domestic, transportation and industrial sectors will be discussed. This course may be used as a general, technical, science or engineering elective.
Prerequisite(s): PH 201
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