# Lecture Notes

Lecture notes files.
SES # | TOPICS | SLIDES
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1 | Introduction to course, content, process, solar energy | (PDF) Handout (PDF)
2 | Lab 1: Index of Refraction |
3 | Case Study 1: An Ethical Engineer | (PDF)
4 | Lab 2: Communications: Oral/Written |
5 | Lab 3: Measure the Speed of Light |
6 | Photons, Semiconductors, and Energy | (PDF)
7 | Guest Lecture: Fred Salvucci, "History of Boston Transportation, 1630-2007." | (PDF - 1.5MB) (Courtesy of Frederick Salvucci. Used with permission.)
8 | The Solar Cell Lecture | (PDF)
9 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald, "Platforms and Learning Curves." | (PDF - 1.9MB) (Courtesy of Eugene Fitzgerald. Used with permission.)
10 | Guest Lecture: Prof. William Uricchio, "Putting Human Agency Back Into the Equation." Reading: "Mechanically Scanned Television," "Electronically Scanned Television," and "Television Spin-Offs and Redundancies." Chapters 5-7 in Winston, Brian. Media Technology and Society: A History from the Telegraph to the Internet. New York, NY: Routledge, 1998. ISBN: 9780415142304. |
11 | Lab 4: Simulation of Solar Cells |
12 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Randolph Kirchain, "Moving Towards Sustainable Materials Use." | (PDF - 1.2MB) (Courtesy of Randolph Kirchain. Used with permission.)
13 | Cultural Differences in Engineering Practice: Introduction to collaboration with University of Tokyo |
14 | Engineering the Future of Solar Electricity Reading: Slides 15-27 in "Year 11 Preliminary Engineering Studies Focus Module: Photovoltaic Engineering." Engineering Studies Package, UNSW School of Photovoltaics & Renewable Energy Engineering, 2010. | (PDF)
15 | Field Trip with Fred Salvucci: Walk the Big Dig |
16 | Project 1A: Electricity Generation System Constraints | (PDF)
17 | Project 2A: Solar cell materials; assignment of teams |
18 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Toshihiko Koseki (PDF), "Progress and Future of Structural Steels." Project 1B: Materials Selection | (PDF)
19 | Project 2B: Solar Cell Performance |
20 | Project 1C: Engineering the Future of Solar Electricity | (PDF)
21 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Akira Toriumi (PDF), "Semiconductor Technology Evolution and Generalized Moore's Law." |
22 | Class discussion of draft written reports |
23 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Kazumi Wada (PDF), "Solar Cell." |
24 | Project 1D: Final project team presentations and written reports |
25 | Editing of report for final project |
26 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Christopher Weaver, "How To Be a Big Engineer and What You Can Do for Society." | (PDF - 4.8MB) (Courtesy of Christopher Weaver. Used with permission.)