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Instructor: Robert A. Northey	Teaching Assistant: Natalia Raffaeli
Office: 344 Bloedel	Office: 338 Bloedel
Office Hours: MWF to be determined	Office Hours:
northera@u.washington.edu	nataliar@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206 616-2179	Phone: 206 685-0543

Course Description

Much of the world's production of energy and organic chemicals comes from fossil fuels. It hasn't always been this way; in the past renewable resources supplied the majority of humankind's needs. As sources of fossil fuels diminish and people become more concerned about the possibility of global warming, we once again look towards renewables. Topics to be covered in PSE 104 include:

• The environmental issues such as global warming and fossil fuel supplies that are spurring on the use of renewable resources.
• Availability of renewable resources.
• Current and potential uses of renewable resources.
• The economic questions related to the use of renewable resources.

PSE 104 includes a one-day a week, hands on laboratory investigation into aspects related to renewable resources. Students will be given the opportunity to produce ethanol from wastes, artificial vanilla from wood, fragrances from wood wastes, paper from municipal waste, and more. There are no prerequisites for this class.

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Assignments and Grading

Class notes are available on the class web site as PowerPoint presentations. In the assignment section, there are links to readings (mainly web readings) for each lecture. There are additional readings in the reference section for those students who would like to dig deeper into a subject. Students should review both the lecture and the associated readings before coming to class. Ten percent of the student's grade will be based on participation in laboratory classes, 25% on computer quizzes and homework assignments, and 65% on three exams. Make-up examinations will be given only in cases of documented illness or emergency.

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Readings

There is no textbook for this course. Readings will be web based.

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Last Update:
02/14/05

Contact Bob Northey: northera@u.washington.edu

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