September 19, 2011
In class today we did the following:
1. We began with the "Sustainability Segment" and watched
the next segment of the PBS NOVA show:
Saved
by the Sun .
(you can now view
it again yourself in D2L under the VIDEOS link.-- We watched the
10 minute section (beginning about minute 34:00 ) that discussed solar
energy in the USA and promising
new solar technologies.)
-- We'll be
watching the last segment in class on Wednesday.
2. Dr H then gave a lecure on Applying the Radiation Laws to wrap up this topic:
Topic #6
(wrap-up) Applying the Radiation Laws
(color pdf
)
3. To solidify the concepts, students were told to read points (a) through (g) on p 37 in Class Notes on their own.
Dr H also challenged students to try to come up with a response to the "Denier" argument about the effect of increasing CO2 at the bottom of page 37 in Class Notes-- Bonus point for anyone who comes up with a really good response!
During the lecture, we had some clicker questions and a whimsical look at the vibration/rotation behavior of one of the Greenhouse Gases: nitrous oxide (N2O) by viewing an entry of the "Dance Your PhD Contest. Watch it again here:
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