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Home Astronomy Research    2026 Neutrinos From De-excitation    2024 Radiative Opacity    2024 Neutrino Emission from Stars    2023 White Dwarfs & 12C(α,γ)16O    2023 MESA VI    2022 Earendel, A Highly Magnified Star    2022 Black Hole Mass Spectrum    2021 Skye Equation of State    2021 White Dwarf Pulsations & 22Ne    Software Instruments 2026 AAS Journals    AAS YouTube    Listing of 500+ Author Videos    AAS Peer Review Workshops Outreach Material Education Material Other Stuff:    Bicycle Adventures    Illustrations    Presentations Contact: F.X.Timmes	Some of the illustrations I made for this course are avaliable here. Module 1 - Mechanical Energy: 01 about this course 02 what is energy? 03 kinematics 04 dynamics 05 work - energy 06 conservation 07 power and energy scale 08 order of magnitude - guidance 09 estimate: energy in gallon of gas 10 yea, ok, but what IS energy? Module 2 - Chemical Energy: 11 chemical energy 12 atomic structure 13 atomic energy levels 14 valence electrons 15 bond types 16 bond energetics 17 estimate: earth circumference 18 kickstarting a reaction 19 specific energy densities 20 catalysts and inhibitors Module 3 - Chemical Energy & Thermodynamics: 21 photosynthesis - respiration 22 batteries 23 fuel cells 24 estimate: arizona household energy 25 temperature - kinetic energy 26 heat flow 27 temperature scales - ole's and daniel's 28 temperature scales - anders' and william's 29 temperature tech: bulbs and bimetallics 30 temperature tech: infrared and light Module 4 - Thermodynamics & Nuclear Energy: 31 thermal radiators 32 estimate: cost to heat water 33 temperature tech: popup, galileo 34 temperature tech: crystal oscillators 35 heat reservoirs 36 heat engine efficiency 37 real heat engines 38 estimate: rubber on roads 39 powering the sun 40 binding protons and neutrons Module 5 - Nuclear Energy: 41 binding energies 42 fission 43 our local nuclear power plant 44 radioactive decay 45 estimate - trash as transportation fuel 46 sources of radioactivity 47 fusion 48 tokamak fusion 49 laser fusion 50 estimate: energy of hurricane Module 6 - Electrical Energy: 51 electricity 52 electricity I 53 charge 54 electric fields 55 voltage and current 56 magnetic fields 57 estimate: length of thread 58 dc and ac 59 resistance and power 60 energy flow in circuit Module 7 - Alternative Energy Sources: 61 mythbusters I. what is electricity 62 mythbusters II. franklin kite 63 magnets 64 generators and motors 65 renewables and hydroelectric 66 wind 67 photovoltaics I 68 photovoltaics II 69 solar thermal 70 solar heating