See a past class for problem sets, exams, and solutions.
MWF 9:10 - 10:00, 10-225

With Activity Tuesday: 4:10 - 6:00, or Wednesday, 10:10 - noon, 180-273

Pete Schwartz, Cal Poly Physics, pschwart@calpoly.edu
Other Classes, Personal Webpage, Energy Research, and my Resume

Office hours in 180-608

Monday: 10:10 AM - noon

Tuesday: 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Wednesday: 1:10 PM - 2:00 PM

Thursday: 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Final Project Assignment, Also see some projects (2019), and projects (2020) the table at the bottom of the 2021 website, and the 2024 class

Self Interventions:

Homework:

Activities:

Class communication and feedback: Pete and Cheating

Weekly Timeline

Week 1 Intro, units, demographics	HW #1, Due Monday, Jan 13 Before class. HW#1 Submission, HW#1 Solutions, Assessment #1, Assessment #1 Solutions
Week 2 Heat Flow, Engines, Combustion	HW#2, due Wednesday, Jan 15, Midnight, HW#2 Submission HW#2 Solutions 1st Self Intervention - Transition: victimhood => Empowerment Assessment #2 Solutions
Week 3 Efficiency, Electricity,	HW#3, Due Wed. Jan 22 (midnight), HW#3 Submission, HW#3 Solutions, Assessment #3 Solutions
Week 4 Grid and Smart Grid	HW#4, due Wed, Jan 29, HW#4 Submission, HW#4 solutions, Assessment #4 Solutions
Week 5 Climate Change, Solar	HW#5, Spreadsheet for HW#5, HW #5 Submission, HW#5 solutions Assessment #5 Solutions. Electricity Audit Project (Due Friday, Jan 7)
Week 6 Nuclear, Cooking	https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.4653 HW#6, HW #6 Submission, HW#6 Solutions Assessment#6 Solutions
Week 7 Financial and Carbon Market	HW#7, HW#7 Submission HW#7 Solutions, Assessment#7 Solutions
Week 8 Efficiency, renewable energy	3rd Self Intervention - What about light bulb choice Wind Power in Martha's Vineyard? HW#8, HW#8 Submission, HW#8 Solutions, HW#8 Solutions Spreadsheet Assessment #8 Solutions
Week 9 Transportation	Wednesday, meet at PCV Cogen, by parking lot Electric Cars are on the Tipping Point, Hybrid Airplanes?, GM goes Carbon Free? Interview with Steve Chu HW#9, HW#9 Submission, HW#9 Solutions, Assessment #9 Solutions
Week 10 outlook, Projects	Final exam during Activity Session
Finals Week - Final Presentations	Consistent with Cal Poly’s Exam Schedule, our final (project presentation and potluck) is Wednesday, March 19, 7 AM - 10 AM in our classroom.
To be added	Data centers are increasingly a dominant load, especially with AI.

Notes to self on how to improve the class