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.

Registration Closes: June 17, 2025
Credits: 4

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Term

Summer Term 2025

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 (6/23 - 8/8)

Participation Option: Online Asynchronous or Online Synchronous

In online asynchronous courses, you are not required to attend class at a particular time. Instead you can complete the course work on your own schedule each week.

Deadlines

Last day to register: June 17, 2025

Prerequisites

High school physics.

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. 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 23 to Aug 8

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