SYLLABUS

This four-unit course presents a comprehensive overview of the following energy resources: oil, gas, coal, fission, hydro, geothermal, biomass, solar, wind, and ocean. Additionally, the course material covers electricity, fusion, alternative transportation fuels, the changing role of utilities, and an introduction to energy efficiency, transportation, green buildings, and energy in the developing world. To supplement readings and lectures there will be field trips to an oil field, and to natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind, and hydro power plants, and to an energy efficiency center. There is a one-unit optional discussion section that will be led by the TAs. The section will meet for one and a half hours once per week at a time to be arranged. Please note that if you enroll in the course for all five units but do not participate in the discussion section you will have to file a petition and pay a fine to correct the units reflected on your transcript.

Professor Jane Woodward will not hold regular office hours. Instead, she will make time after class to meet with students. Dr. Karl Knapp (karl@maproyalty.com) will be assisting Professor Woodward in class administration and will also be a regular guest lecturer. Those students wishing to discuss class and other energy topics further are encouraged to get to know the TAs and guest lecturers as well.

The TAs will be:

Doug Hannah	dphannah@stanford.edu
Noel Crisostomo	noelcris@stanford.edu
Tina Pham	tinapham@stanford.edu
Sara Marks	sjmarks@stanford.edu
Steve Schneider	stesch@stanford.edu

Please send all questions about grading, logistics, and field trips to EnergyTAs@gmail.com.

Professor Woodward and Dr. Knapp share an office in Y2E2, Room 393 with Professor Gil Masters. TA office hours and location will be posted on Coursework.

YOUR GRADE IN THIS CLASS IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

250 points: Homework (six homework assignments, 50 points possible on each.) Your five highest scores will be used to calculate this part of your grade. Homework will be collected at the end of class on the due dated - no late work will be accepted.

150 points: Attend two field trips and produce a two page write-up on each 75 points possible per trip: 25 points possible for attending, and 50 points possible for write-up. You must attend two trips and submit two write-ups to receive a grade in the course. You will lose points if you sign up for a field trip and do not attend.

250 points: Midterm

350 points: Final

Intangible: Class participation, enthusiasm, and preparedness. These factors can shift your letter grade from its "pure" numerical score.

250 points: Discussion section (optional - required for five units)

Questions on both exams will be drawn from lecture material and the course reader/materials handed out in class. The midterm exam will cover all lectures prior to the midterm exam and their assigned readings. The final exam will cover the entire course, but will emphasize the material covered in lectures post-midterm.

TEXTBOOK AND READINGS:

This course has a textbook that is for purchase in the campus bookstore, and an electronic reader that is available on CourseWork, Stanford's Web-based course support tool. Copies of lecture slides will be distributed in each class in paper form.

FIELD TRIPS:

The following field trips will be offered, and new ones may be added during the quarter:

• San Ardo Oil Field
• Valero Oil Refinery
• Moss Landing Power Plant
• The Geysers Geothermal Facility
• Rancho Seco (Nuclear, Natural Gas, Photovoltaics) and High Winds wind farm
• PG&E Pacific Energy Center and Moscone Center (Solar Electric System)
• Green Buildings Tour (Destination TBA)
• City of Palo Alto Utilities (Local municipal electric utility facilities)
• Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility
• Half Moon Bay Landfill Gas to Energy Project
• Solyndra (Photovoltaic Manufacturer)

Field trips are an important component of this course and attendance on two of these trips is mandatory. See description of field trips on this site or CourseWork.