Coverage: Comprehensive [Chapters 1-8 of R&K; Rosenbaum, Chapters 2, 8, 10]
Format: as previously. You will be asked to answer 8 of 10 questions [5 each of numerical problems and discussion]. Questions will be similar but not identical to those on previous exams and homework.
Final Exam Bonus: Those not
opting for a term paper [see below] may earn a possible 10-point bonus
by handing in with your exam a previously prepared, detailed analysis
of your car's actual driving costs per mile.
Don't have a car? Use figures from your parents'
car or the car of a friend [but please indicate this].
Guidelines: Your analysis must
include:
Make, year, & model of car
Purchase price [If it's
leased, use the annual or monthly lease charges]
Approximate annual mileage driven
and estimated cost of fuel
Insurance costs
Any other costs [tires, repairs,
lube, towing,etc.]
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Term Paper Option: Those who did poorly on
exams are allowed the option of a term paper to partially compensate for
poor scores. Maximum 40 points [half of an exam], and the paper
will be graded carefully! Term Paper Guidelines:
1. Topic must
be energy-related and approved in advance by the instructor. No duplication
of topics permitted.
2. Length:
Approximately 10 pages, double spaced [but no extra-wide margins, please!!].
Obviously, in any paper
content is much more important than length!
3. References:
minimum of 8 major reference sources, no more than half of which
may be Internet-based.
Printed
works that can be viewed on the Internet are not considered 'Internet-based'.
'Major' means books or
full-length
magazine/journal articles, not brief newspaper mentions. The textbook
may not be used as a reference.
4. Due date/time: No
later than 4:30 PM Tuesday 11 December.
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Brief review [highlights] of material covered since last exam:
R & K Ch. 7- Conservation: Home
heating/cooling/insulation. R-values, Degree-days & use thereof.
Appliances &
lighting.
R & K Ch. 8- Transportation:
Power & energy requirements of cars and other devices. Energy
storage. Alternate
fuels.
Mass transit.
Rosenbaum Ch. 10- Explain [including how
they relate to energy issues]:
Transboundary problems & politics
Environmental diplomacy
Climate diplomacy [ozone, acid rain, & warming
issues]
'Sustainability'