PHYSIC 134: Energy

The problems of energy – what it is, how it is obtained and used, limitations on its generation from traditional and alternative sources, and on its utilization – are considered from all perspectives: scientific, technical, environmental, economic. When Offered: This class is offered in the Spring semester each year. Topics Covered: Theory of energy; generation of energy from fossil, nuclear, solar, geothermal, atmospheric, and other sources; general problems related to the production and consumption of energy, and problems specific to particular sources.    UMass Boston Course Search page