PHYS 018: Energy and the Environment

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 390

Prerequisites: none

Description: Covers the physics of energy (thermal, kinetic, potential, chemical, nuclear), its storage and use, primary sources of energy (fossil fuel, nuclear, wind, solar) and their relative effects on the environment. Particular emphasis on determining individual carbon footprints, physical models of global climate change and identifying pathways toward a sustainable infrastructure.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 108/194 108/194
2024-25 234/259 234/259
2022-23 543/570 543/570
2019-20 397/567 397/567
2018-19 411/426 411/426
2017-18 280/288 280/288
2016-17 252/288 252/288