Thermodynamics for Energy Technologies

Harvard Summer School

ENSC S-141

Section 1

CRN 35980

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Efficient production of electricity is key to a sustainable future. Efficient transportation in cars and airplanes is integral to economic activity. Efficient heating and air conditioning are necessary to human health. But how do we understand efficiency and increase it? This course treats fundamental concepts and formalisms of conservation of energy and increase of entropy as applied to energy systems.

Credits: 4

Term

Summer Term 2026

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Flexible Attendance Web Conference

Credit Status

Graduate, Noncredit, Undergraduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Scot T. Martin, PhD

Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University

Meeting Info

MW 12:00pm - 3:00pm (6/22 - 8/7)

Participation Option: Online Asynchronous or Online Synchronous

Deadlines

Last day to register:

Prerequisites

High school physics.

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. See minimum technology requirements. Open to admitted Secondary School Program students by petition. Harvard College students: This course is eligible for degree credit, but see important policy information.

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All Sections of this Course

CRN	Section #	Participation Option(s)	Instructor	Section Status	Meets	Term Dates
35980	1	Online Asynchronous, Online Synchronous	Scot Martin	Open	MW 12:00pm - 3:00pm	Jun 21 to Aug 6