Solar Energy Lab ENSC / PES 1620 Fall 2020
last updated on: Wednesday, 26-Aug-2020 15:32
sr. instructor: prof. ramon tirado
e-mail: [email protected]
class hours: thursdays @ 10:50 am - 12:30 pm
class location: ENGR Bld. Rm. # 113 section: 001
office: Osborne Center 416 A
phone: 719 255 3560
website: https://academics.uccs.edu/rtirado/
class website: https://academics.uccs.edu/rtirado/PES_1620/PES_ENSC_1620_SolarLab.html
Course Outline:
Hands-on lab class emphasizing experimental techniques, the scientific method applied to solar phenomena (position and intensity),and both passive and active solar energy systems.
Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
Meets with PES 1620 Prer., or Coreq., ENSC 1600
Lab Sessions:
- Lab Introduction
- The Sun & Earth System Lab
- Seasons & Angles of Insolation
- Sunspots, Filaments, & Prominences Telescope Observations
- Reflection & Absorption of Light
- Trinity & Beyond Film
- Solar Energy Transfer
- Sunglasses Lab
- Sunscreens Lab
- Watts Up with your Electric Bill?
Assignments:
Please turn in class assignments only on the night they are due. Late assignments will be accepted, but will be marked down one grade for every week that passes by.
Final grades are based on the following standard scale:
94 - 100% A
93 -90% A
89 - 87% B+
86 - 83% B
82 - 80% B-
79 - 77% C+
76 - 73% C
72 - 70% C-
69 - 67% D+
66 - 63% D
62 - 59% D-
below 58% F
Covid-19:
• Before returning to campus, all students must complete the UCCS COVID-19 training available in Skillsoft through your UCCS portal.
• All students must complete the UCCS self-health check at uccs.me/health check before coming to campus. You will not be allowed into the class unless you have a positive response allowing you to come to campus.
• Students who are ill should NOT come to campus and should communicate with the instructor to fulfill course expectations.
• Appropriate face coverings (nose and mouth) and six-foot social distancing are required in all University buildings. Please bring a face covering with you when you come to campus.
• UCCS required anyone visiting campus to wear a face covering before Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a 30-day statewide mandate starting July 16. While the mandate is scheduled to expire before classes begin Aug. 24, UCCS will continue to require coverings on campus for the fall semester. Face coverings and masks are part of larger health and safety efforts at UCCS in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Course / Student Resources:
Suggested Calculators:
Texas Instrument Solar 30X type
E-Mail Policy
E-mail is the official means of communicating with students. To assure the reliability and dependability of using e-mail for communication with students, all enrolled students have been assigned an official campus e-mail account. Students are expected to check their campus e-mail account on a daily basis, as this is the method the University uses to communicate with them. Information about campus e-mail and forwarding the account can be found at http://www.uccs.edu/~helpdesk/.Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory. It is each student’s responsibility to cover any material due to missed lectures.Student Conduct:
Students enrolled in this course are expected to conform to university rules of Student Conduct. These may be found online at: http://web.uccs.edu/studentconduct/Cell phones, i-Phones, i-Pads, Droids, Pagers, etc... & Talking:
Please show respect to the other members of the class by turning off the sound on cell phones and pagers. Imperative phone calls should be taken outside the classroom. Also, keep conversation to a minimum during the lecture so that others can hear clearly.
Miscellaneous:
If you have a disability for which you are requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact Disability Services within the first week of classes.
Contact information: Main Hall, Room 105, 719-262-3354, [email protected]
Military students who have the potential to participate in military activities including training and deployment should consult with faculty prior to registration for a course, but no later than the end of the first week of classes, to determine the class attendance policy. At this time, the student should provide the instructor with a schedule of planned absences, preferably signed by the student’s commander, in order to allow the instructor to evaluate and advise the student on the possible impact of the absences. In this case, faculty will consider absences due to participation in verified military activities to be excused absences, on par with those due to other unavoidable circumstances such as illness. Faculty judge the validity of student absences from class and may require documentation for excused absences. For classes requiring mandatory attendance incompatible with the number of planned absences, students will be advised to register, if possible, during a semester in which they will not be participating in these activities. As with any academic issue, students may exercise their right to appeal adverse attendance decisions. Should the faculty member and student be unable to agree on appropriate accommodation under this policy, either party shall have the right to request mediation from (in order) the department chair, the academic dean, and the vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Please see the Military Students website for more information: http://www.uccs.edu/~military/
Additional information on university policies may be found in the Schedule of Courses/ Registration Instructions and the Course Bulletin.
