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Energy 101: The Big Picture
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- Cost Free Online Course (Audit)
- Session Finished
- Language English
- Certificate Paid Certificate Available
- Effort 5-7 hours a week
- Duration 6 weeks long
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As a society and individually, we use energy every moment of our lives to improve our quality of life. Energy 101 will develop the big picture and connect the details of our energy use, technology, infrastructure, impact, and future.
Syllabus
Syllabus and Introduction
-Welcome
Energy, Society and Economy
-This module introduces the concepts of impact of energy issues on society, sources of energy, role of fossil fuels and issues of oil import
Natural Gas Liquids, Ethanol & Energy Independence
-This module targets issues on Energy Independence, Oil Supply and Price
Solar and Wind Power Resources
-This module explore renewable energy sources
Energy Conversion
-This module concentrates on topics in Energy Conversion
Electric Power Technologies
-This module explores topics in Power Plant Technologies and Carbon Emissions
Alternative Fueled Cars and Other Energy Issues
-This module explores Electric Car, Carbon Emission and summarizes concepts of this course
-Welcome
Energy, Society and Economy
-This module introduces the concepts of impact of energy issues on society, sources of energy, role of fossil fuels and issues of oil import
Natural Gas Liquids, Ethanol & Energy Independence
-This module targets issues on Energy Independence, Oil Supply and Price
Solar and Wind Power Resources
-This module explore renewable energy sources
Energy Conversion
-This module concentrates on topics in Energy Conversion
Electric Power Technologies
-This module explores topics in Power Plant Technologies and Carbon Emissions
Alternative Fueled Cars and Other Energy Issues
-This module explores Electric Car, Carbon Emission and summarizes concepts of this course
Taught by
Sam Shelton
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Reviews for Coursera's Energy 101: The Big Picture Based on 12 reviews
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Jackie
is taking this course right now, spending 3 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be easy.
This class was very interesting, and I enjoyed the content...but I simply didn't have time to complete the necessary work (thus resulting in me dropping the course.) I have a background in sustainability, so it was easy for me to follow, though I do think it could be slightly difficult for someone with zero energy knowledge to follow.
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Simon
completed this course, spending 1 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be easy.
Very dated and biased in places. Presenter (Dr Shelton) is pleasant, but stumbles often, and the slides are laden with typos. Several of the exam questions make little sense and aren't covered by the material. Wouldn't recommend.
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Simon
completed this course, spending 2 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be easy.
Very dated and biased in places. Presenter (Dr Shelton) is pleasant, but stumbles often, and the slides are laden with typos. Several of the exam questions make little sense and aren't covered by the material. Wouldn't recommend.
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Mohammad
completed this course, spending 2 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be medium.
The course gives some nice facts about Energy production, conversion and use. Would have been nicer if the prof had been less biased towards some of the newer technologies.
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Dfarning
is taking this course right now, spending 2 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be very easy.
Takes a rather biased perspective towards non fossil based energy sources.
Very disappointing considering the high quality of courses Georgia Tech has been producing.
Very disappointing considering the high quality of courses Georgia Tech has been producing.
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