1.818/2.65/10.391/11.371/22.081/22.811/ESD.166 Sustainable Energy
Fall 2009
Instructors: Michael W Golay, Jeffrey P Freidberg, William H Green
TAs: Stephanie Kempf, Giancarlo Lenci, Alex Shih, Qing Xu, Addison Killean Stark, Matthew Mannarino
Lecture:
TR 3-5
(54-100)
Final Exam (ISE): 12/17 9AM-12PM
(54-100)
Information:
TA office hours: Matthew - Thursday 1-2PM (66-453)
Addison - by appointment
Announcements
Some Finals Week Announcements
Hi Everyone,
First, in case you missed it - Robert Stavins (one of last Tuesday's guest lecturers) is on this weeks " Political Scene" podcast. The podcast is produced by the New Yorker, and this week it is a mid-Copenhagen update. He talks about many of the same things he talked about in lecture, but he also comments further on the domestic politics surrounding a climate bill. I would recommend listening to it!
Only one major event is left in the course - the final for ISE students. The final is on Thursday morning from 9 am to noon in the regular lecture-hall (54-100). It is closed notes and closed books. You should bring a calculator. I have gotten a few questions regarding how to prepare for it and here is probably the best I can say:
If you were in class and did all of the reading you are in real good shape. We won't be doing anything too computationally intensive due to the time limits and the fact that you will be limited to the exam time. You should understand all of the concepts which were included in the homeworks and exams along with the issues that were brought up about different technologies (especially things which come up again and again with different technologies). We will be trying to test how you would assess an energy technology, proposal, or policy.
SE students, thanks for working with us to make the presentation schedule work. I really enjoyed all of those that I sat in, and I know that the rest of the faculty spoke highly of the week in general.
Best,
Addison
First, in case you missed it - Robert Stavins (one of last Tuesday's guest lecturers) is on this weeks " Political Scene" podcast. The podcast is produced by the New Yorker, and this week it is a mid-Copenhagen update. He talks about many of the same things he talked about in lecture, but he also comments further on the domestic politics surrounding a climate bill. I would recommend listening to it!
Only one major event is left in the course - the final for ISE students. The final is on Thursday morning from 9 am to noon in the regular lecture-hall (54-100). It is closed notes and closed books. You should bring a calculator. I have gotten a few questions regarding how to prepare for it and here is probably the best I can say:
If you were in class and did all of the reading you are in real good shape. We won't be doing anything too computationally intensive due to the time limits and the fact that you will be limited to the exam time. You should understand all of the concepts which were included in the homeworks and exams along with the issues that were brought up about different technologies (especially things which come up again and again with different technologies). We will be trying to test how you would assess an energy technology, proposal, or policy.
SE students, thanks for working with us to make the presentation schedule work. I really enjoyed all of those that I sat in, and I know that the rest of the faculty spoke highly of the week in general.
Best,
Addison
Announced on 12 December 2009 8:31 p.m. by Addison Killean Stark
22.081 Student Survey (2.650 & 10.291 UG students as well)
Dear 22.081 students,
As you might be aware, the MIT Energy Initiative provided funding for this
subject! As part of the funding requirements, we would like to obtain your
feedback on the subject. Please click on the link below to complete the 5
minute survey. Your responses are gathered by MITEI staff and are only seen in
aggregate by the 22.081 faculty.
As thanks for your participation, MITEI will send you a free movie ticket to AMC
theaters, an $8 value (your name is ONLY used to send you the movie ticket!).
The link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WKWPR93
Thanks in advance,
The 22.081 faculty and TA team
As you might be aware, the MIT Energy Initiative provided funding for this
subject! As part of the funding requirements, we would like to obtain your
feedback on the subject. Please click on the link below to complete the 5
minute survey. Your responses are gathered by MITEI staff and are only seen in
aggregate by the 22.081 faculty.
As thanks for your participation, MITEI will send you a free movie ticket to AMC
theaters, an $8 value (your name is ONLY used to send you the movie ticket!).
The link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WKWPR93
Thanks in advance,
The 22.081 faculty and TA team
Announced on 08 December 2009 8:47 a.m. by Matthew Mannarino
Some announcements for the last week of class
Hello All,
There is class this week. We have been getting more questions on this than anticipated. We have two guest lecturers tomorrow: Harvard Kennedy School professor Robert Stavins who will be speaking on climate policy and Edward Cunningham who will be speaking on Energy Planning in China.
Also on thursday we will be having you fill out the course evaluation forms. Everyone's feedback is very valuable to us.
Thanks alot, see you ALL tomorrow.
Addison
There is class this week. We have been getting more questions on this than anticipated. We have two guest lecturers tomorrow: Harvard Kennedy School professor Robert Stavins who will be speaking on climate policy and Edward Cunningham who will be speaking on Energy Planning in China.
Also on thursday we will be having you fill out the course evaluation forms. Everyone's feedback is very valuable to us.
Thanks alot, see you ALL tomorrow.
Addison
Announced on 07 December 2009 5:26 p.m. by Addison Killean Stark
Room changes for presentations
Hi SE students:
There were a couple of room changes for the presentations. Please see the most recent (and final) schedule here.
Best,
Addison
There were a couple of room changes for the presentations. Please see the most recent (and final) schedule here.
Best,
Addison
Announced on 06 December 2009 10:01 a.m. by Addison Killean Stark
Guiadance for the SE Term Paper Presentations
Hi All,
Professor Golay has asked me to pass on this note from him on the Term Paper Presentations:
Professor Golay has asked me to pass on this note from him on the Term Paper Presentations:
- Improve your paper and presentation by reflecting on faculty
feedback on your draft.
- Arrive on time for your presentation.
- Dress professionally (business casual).
- Have your presentation loaded onto a memory stick that we shall load onto a provided Windows PC (You might check out the presentation on a Windows machine prior to your speaking time. Use of pdf rather than Power Point format may reduce software compatibility problems).
- Prepare to speak for no more than 20 minutes.
- Expect faculty questions to occupy an additional 10 minutes.
- Emphasize the important points of your paper, but not everything that you learned.
- Highlight the important factors of your critical analysis.
Critical analysis
Critical analysis focuses upon factors of uncertainty
affecting your conclusions. We want you to be clear in
identifying such factors, and showing where the literature may be
uncertain, needing further work or - even - wrong. What we
really wish to learn from you is what you conclude from the
literature, and how sure you think these conclusions are (it is not
necessary to be sure).
Good Luck!
-Prof. Golay
P.S. The Final Term Papers will be due electronically (on stellar) at 11:59 PM on the 11th of December.
Good Luck!
-Prof. Golay
P.S. The Final Term Papers will be due electronically (on stellar) at 11:59 PM on the 11th of December.
Announced on 04 December 2009 2:17 p.m. by Addison Killean Stark
