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SK182N Internet course: Environmental Science. Physics and Applications 6.0 credits

Internetkurs: Miljövetenskap. Fysiken med tillämpningar

Please note

The information on this page is based on a course plan that is not yet valid.

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    A

  • Subject area

    Physics
    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 13 Vecka 36-44 for single courses students

  • Periods

    Autumn 13 P1 (6.0 credits)

  • Application code

    10042

  • Start date

    02/09/2013

  • End date

    2013 week: 44

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    5 - 20

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Olli Launila <olli@kth.se>

Autumn 13 Vecka 42-03 for single courses students - To application

  • Periods

    Autumn 13 P2 (6.0 credits)

  • Application code

    10043

  • Start date

    14/10/2013

  • End date

    2014 week: 3

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    5 - 20

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Olli Launila <olli@kth.se>

  • Application

    Apply for this course at antagning.se through this application link.
    Please note that you need to log in at antagning.se to finalize your application.

Spring 14 Vecka 4-12 for single courses students - To application

  • Periods

    Spring 14 P3 (6.0 credits)

  • Application code

    20047

  • Start date

    20/01/2014

  • End date

    2014 week: 12

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    5 - 30

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Olli Launila <olli@kth.se>

  • Application

    Apply for this course at antagning.se through this application link.
    Please note that you need to log in at antagning.se to finalize your application.

Spring 14 Vecka 13-23 for single courses students - To application

  • Periods

    Spring 14 P4 (6.0 credits)

  • Application code

    20048

  • Start date

    24/03/2014

  • End date

    2014 week: 23

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    5 - 30

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Olli Launila <olli@kth.se>

  • Application

    Apply for this course at antagning.se through this application link.
    Please note that you need to log in at antagning.se to finalize your application.

Spring 13 for single courses students

  • Periods

    Spring 13 P4 (6.0 credits)

  • Application code

    20045

  • Start date

    11/03/2013

  • End date

    2013 week: 21

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    IT based distance

  • Number of places *

    5 - 75

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Olli Launila <olli@kth.se>

Learning outcomes

The course will give knowledge about the Green-house effect and the solar energy. The course also shows how man affects the environment and how and why the temperature of the Earth is increasing and how the sea leves rize. The student will after the course be able to:

  • solve problems regarding the Green-house effec, Global warming and the solar radiation
  • explain and to be able to perform calculations on radioactivity, fission and fusion of nuclei
  • to follow pollutants transport in the atmosphere. and to do calculations on the ozone layer and how other molecules affects ozone
  • discuss physical models within trace-detection
  • discuss modern applications within remote sensing, LIDAR, DOAS, LIBS and other recent research on the environment.

Course main content

Green-house effect. Pollutants in air and water. Global warming, the Ozone layer, Climate changes, Energy from fissile fuel, Nuclear power, Fusion-fission, Tokamak, Laser fusion, Transport of pollutants, , Analytical methods; LIDAR, DOAS, Trace detection, radioactivity, LIBS-laser analysis of materials,Remote sensing and satellites.

Disposition

course examined over the internet

Eligibility

  • General requirements, i.e. completed upper secondary education including documented proficiency in Swedish and English (for courses given in Swedish) or including documented proficiency in English (for courses given in English).
  • Specific requirements: knowledge of Mathematics corresponding to Mathematics D/3C, Physics corresponding to Physics B/2 and Chemistry corresponding to Chemistry A/1 is required.

Prerequisites

Mathematical knowledge corresponding to basic courses in algebra and analysis (derivates, integrals and differential equations)

Literature

Miljövetenskap/EnvironmentalScience. Internetlärobok 2008. Lars-Erik Berg

http://kurslab.physics.kth.se/~berg/Envir.htm

Examination

  • TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN2 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Exams on the internet

Requirements for final grade

Two written exams (TEN1; 3 hp, grading scale A-F), (TEN2; 3 hp, grading scale A-F).

Offered by

SCI/Applied undergraduate Physics

Contact

Olli Launila, olli@kth.se, tel. 5537 8635

Examiner

Olli Launila <olli@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 14.
Examination information valid from: Spring 08.