0 or 3 credits
Spring 2025 Laboratory Lecture Upper Division
This lab course provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience with the physical and analytical tools of industrial sustainability. These include experimental methods for product testing and air quality measurement; design and planning of experiments; statistical interpretation of experimental data; design and environmental assessment of building energy use, combustion systems, and electrical circuits; and life-cycle management of electronic equipment and other household products. Students are encouraged to complete their statistics requirement.
Learning Outcomes1Develop a hypothesis and design experiments to test the hypothesis.
2Conduct/interpret statistical analysis of experimental results.
3Describe power and energy demand in multiple contexts including electricity, combustion, and heat transfer.
4Propose energy efficiency solutions and evaluate their economic and environmental consequences.
5Design and measure the material and environmental impacts of a product's life cycle, including production, waste handling, and end-of-life scenarios.
6Produce technical reports that clearly communicate methods, results, and conclusions for a professional audience.
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