| Course Name: | Nuclear Energy (2nd Semester)-Second Session |
| Entity: | Omaha Burke High School |
| Description: | The course covers the energy demand for the US and for the world, thermodynamics, physical impact of energy on the environment and society, renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind, biofuel, hydrogen, and non-renewable energy resources, such as fossil fuels, coal, natural gas. Also, it covers nuclear physics, variety of its applications, such as nuclear medicine, and nuclear reactors and the historical development of the A-Bomb. |
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| Subjects: | Science |
| Grade Levels: | 11 - 12 |
| Prerequisites: | Algebra 3-4 (equivalent of second year Algebra) |
| Comments: | Textbooks: 2 Books: 1. Energy, Physics and the Environment by Ernie L. McFarland, James L. Hunt, John L. Campbell
Thomson Publisher; 3rd Ed, 2007
ISBN: 1-4266-2433-6
2. Nuclear Energy by Raymond L. Murray
6th Ed, 2009
Elsevier,
ISBN: 978-0-12-370547-1 |