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Syllabus Number 25
Course
Name
Planet Earth and Environmental Footprint
Semester, Year
First Semester, 2017
Course level
1000
Instructor(s)
(Institution)
BIJU VASUDEVAN PILLAI (電子科学研究所)
Number of Credits
2 credits
Course Number
027026
Course
Objectives
The course objective is to use the English language for presenting and discussing the geographical and climate
changes of the earth since its birth. The course is planned from the point of view of reading, writing answers, and
interactive discussions.
Course Goals
The goal of this course is to build an intermediate level skill in the English language - from interactive discussions
to technical writing.
Course
Schedule
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Homework
Homework will be due on a weekly basis.
Grading
System
Homework, attendance, interaction, and tests
Textbooks /
Reading List
Websites
Website of
Laboratory
Additional
Information
Course introduction Discussion about the history of earth
Cooling, outgassing and the evolution of life
The modern man and environmental footprint
Climate change
How does our climate work?
Warmer, wetter and drier 1
Extreme weather
Carbon and the government policies
Interim test ? written and interactive tests
Industry and pollution
Energy and environment 1(Fossil fuels)
Energy and environment 2(Nuclear fuels)
Energy and environment 3(Renewable energy)
How to save the planet?
Final test - written and interactive tests
Climate change Barnaby Newbolt Oxford University Press 2009
The sixth extinction Elizabeth Kolbert, Henry Holt and Co. 2014
Earth Seymour Simon 2003 2003