PHYS 273
Energy and Environment
Winter 2026
Topics
- Energy, power and energy transfer
- Energy conservation and efficiency
- Thermodynamics and entropy
- Global energy consumption
- Renewable and nonrenewable energy
- Fossil fuels
- Nuclear energy
- Pollution and climate change
- Sustainability
Readings
- Robert A. Ristinen, Jack J. Kraushaar and Jeffrey Brack. Energy and the Environment, 3rd edition. Wiley.
- Peter H. Raven, David M. Hassenzahl, Mary Catherine Hager, Nancy Y. Gift and Linda R. Berg. Environment, 9th edition. Wiley.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus or course outline ↗Winter 2026
- Course source ↗
- Outline says textbook readings are for additional understanding, not directly examined; official course detail page names both books and explicitly calls them recommended, not required.