Ateneo - UPO

The course addresses from a physical perspective the main issues related to energy: forms of energy (from the simplest to complex systems), energy transformations and the laws governing them, energy sources, uses of energy, and the relationship between energy and information.

Robert L. Jaffe & Washington Taylor, The Physics of Energy, Cambridge University Press (2018) - ISBN: 9781107016651

Provide the physical basis and theoretical tools for the analysis of energy processes. The student should be able to study a physical process from an energy point of view, identifying the forms of energy involved and the mechanisms of transformation. He/she should be able to comparatively evaluate various energy sources and analyse national and international energy systems.

- Knowledge and understanding:
Acquisition of the laws and physical methodologies that enable the analysis of energy production, transformation and use processes.

- Applying knowledge and understanding:
To be able to apply the concepts and techniques learned to the analysis of energy systems and the comparative evaluation of various energy sources.

- Making judgements:
Know how to critically analyse recent literature in the energy field.

- Learning skills:
Acquire the ability to explore some topics on the specialised literature and update their knowledge in light of advances in the research in the energy field.