Energy Sciences

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 13.05.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. An Ancient use of Energy
  3. Two Types of Energy
  4. Nuclear Power – Nuclear Energy
  5. Solar Energy
  6. Units of Energy
  7. Lesson Plans and Activities
  8. Notes
  9. Bibliography
  10. Appendix on Implementing District Standards

Math Equations of Energy

Luis Alberto Magallanes

Published September 2013

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Bibliography

Bibliography for Teachers

US Energy Information Administration, Residential Average Monthly Bill by Census Division, and State, accessed July 25 th, 2013

http://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/

PG & E Invoice Sample, accessed July 25 th, 2013

http://www.pge.com/includes/docs/pdfs/b2b/customerchoice/espresourcecenter/sampleformat_espconsolidatedbill.pdf

Nature 443 – International weekly journal of science 19-22 (September 7 th, 2006, published online September 6 th, 2006), accessed July 25 th, 2013

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v443/n7107/full/443019a.html

Solar Power – University of Massachusetts research website, accessed July 25 th, 2013

http://www.umassd.edu/sustainability/research/solarpower/

Math problems about energy, accessed June 24 th, 2013

http://www.need.org/needpdf/Energy%20Math%20Challenge.pdf

Solar spectrum, accessed on May 2 nd, 2013

http://greenrhinoenergy.com/solar/radiation/characteristics.php

Diagrams of Intensity: Accessed on May 3rd, 2013

http://greenrhinoenergy.com/solar/radiation/geometry.php

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/teachers.html

Solar and Renewables, PG & E, accessed on June 23 rd, 2013 http://www.pge.com/en/myhome/saveenergymoney/solarenergy/index.page

California Solar Initiative and Other Renewables Programs, accessed on June 23 rd, 2013

http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/solarenergy/solareducation

Solar Power Math Problems websites, accessed on June 24 th, 2013

http://solar.wiseowlnetworks.us/solar-math-html

http://ezinearticles.com/?Solar-Power-Math-Problems—Part-I,-Calculating-Solar-Panel-Circuits&id=5038332

http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/institute/lesson-clearinghouse/45-The-Math-of-Renewable-Energy.html

http://ezinearticles.com/?Solar-Power-Math-Problems—Part-II,-Calculating-Wire-Size&id=5038495

For Lesson Plans, accessed on June 24 th, 2013 http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~kastens/curriculum/BRF/energy/solarpower/index.html

http://www.eng.fiu.edu/mathmatters/m2ed/SolarEnergy/index.htm

http://www.solardecathlon.gov/curriculum.html

Introduction to Solar Energy Course at SFSU, accessed on June 25 th, 2013

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/ciotola/DAI_475_Sylabus_Sample_Solar.pdf

Efficiency of Solar Panels, accessed on June 25 th, 2013

http://www.4factorconsulting.com/basics/solar-panels-the-math

Nuclear energy from EPA, accessed on July 14 th, 2013

http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/nuclear.html

Photosynthesis, accessed on July 15 th, 2013

http://www.fao.org/docrep/w7241e/w7241e06.htm

Photosynthesis, accessed July 15, 2013

Article from Science World Report: Quantum Mechanic Secret Revealed in Photosynthesis: The Future of Solar Energy.

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/7673/20130621/quantum-mechanical-secret-revealed-photosynthesis-future-solar-energy.htm

Photosynthesis, accessed July 15, 2013

Richard Hildner, University of Bayruth, Germany, Chair of Experimental Physics:

Article: Quantum Coherent Energy Transfer over Varying Pathways in Single Light-Harvesting Complexes.

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard_Hildner/

Niek van Hulst, ICFO Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain

Second harmonic nano-particles for femtosecond coherent control on the nanoscale, accessed on June 26 th, 2013

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Niek_Van_Hulst/

My map server, free topo-maps, accessed on June 26 th, 2013

http://mapserver.mytopo.com/homepage/index.cfm?lat=37.6967&lon=-122.448&scale=100000&zoom=50&type=1&latlontype=DMS&CFID=7133546&CFTOKEN=84883707

Solar Energy in Space, accessed on June 26 th, 2013

http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2012/03/space-based-solar-power/

Bibliography for Students

A Better Cleaner Future, accessed on June 24 th, 2013

http://www.green-planet-solar-energy.com/

A very good discussion about solar energy math and a golf-car, accessed on June 25 th, 2013

http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/solar-golf-carts-check-my-math-36057.html

Solar Power Math, Explained and Simplified, accessed on June 25 th, 2013

http://www.techienation.com/2008/10/19/solar-power-math-explained-and-simplified/

Solar Power Math Problems websites, accessed on June 26 th, 2013

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/solar-energy.html

http://www.solarpowerbuzzmedia.com/2010/12/solar-power-alright-you-do-math-part-ii.html

http://www.ehow.com/facts_7199727_common-solar-power-problems.html

Calculations for your home, accessed on June 29 th, 2013

http://calculus-geometry.hubpages.com/hub/Solar-Panel-Math-Calculate-Energy-Load-and-Array-Size-for-a-Photovoltaic-System

Basic Electrical Math, accessed on June 29 th, 2013

http://www.slideshare.net/Wyliej/basic-electrical-math

How is solar energy produced? Accessed on June 29 th, 2013

http://environmental-issues.org/content/solar-energy

Heat and power conversions, accessed on June 29 th, 2013

http://www.sunnyhotwater.com/math.html

Solar Thermal Energy, accessed on June 30 th, 2013

http://www.umwelt-campus.de/~k.brinkmann/Publications/Eurosun%202004%20-%20Solar%20Thermal%20Energy_pdf.pdf

Angle of solar panels, accessed on July 14 th, 2013

http://store.sundancesolar.com/paneltiltangle.html

Femtogram conversion to Kg, accessed on July 14 th, 2013

http://extraconversion.com/weight/femtograms/femtograms-to-kilograms.html

Common Core Standards, California department of Education, accessed on July19th, 2013

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/practicetest.asp

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