As was true for the last six years, EGY 105 is now delivered
using an Asynchronous Online format. To that end, lectures
will be made available as recorded presentations on Panopto,
available on demand through the course website (http://klemow.wilkes.edu/EGY-105.html).
Note, I do not make much use of D2L. The website will have
a suggested pace for the lectures throughout the semester.
Thus, the recorded lectures replace face-to-face lectures that
have been previously offered in EGY 105.
The course has a textbook: Hinrichs & Wade. 2024. Energy:
Its Use and the Environment. 6/e. Cengage Press, and
general readings are provided on P. 4 of the course
syllabus. In addition, I will periodically provide access
to outside readings that will be accessible through the web, or
emailed to you.
The primary goal is to have you view all of the lectures and
read the readings - and to learn from them. To facilitate
that goal, I provide study guides that you should complete as
you progress through each lecture. Those study guides are
also available on the course website here.
Students who took the course in the past consistently reported
those study guides to be very helpful.
To verify that you are keeping up with the material, I will
email assignments to the class assignments (typically each
Monday). Those assignments generally consist of questions
from the study guides or problem sets. Students are to
complete each assignment by the due date (typically each Friday)
and then email it back to me for grading. I will then
email back the graded assignments. Note that the
assignments are generally worth 570 out of the 900 points, so
they are important. The schedule for those assignments is given
at https://klemow.wilkes.edu/EGY-105.lecture.links.Fall.html.
EGY 105 also contains three exams that will provide more
comprehensive assessment of your understanding of the
material. The exams will consist of a variety of questions
(multiple choice, matching, short answer, essay,
problems). Collectively, the exams will count for 250
points. Each exam will be emailed to you, and you will
email your completed exam back to me by the due date. As
of the start of the semester, the dates for the exams are not
yet set. However, I will give you ample warning of when
each exam will be distributed, and when it will be due.
As lectures are made available, students are welcome to move
through the material more quickly than the suggested pace.
Please note that many of the lectures are being updated
throughout this semester. So don’t get too far
ahead! Conversely, those who lag behind run the risk of
not being able to complete the study guides and exams in a
timely and successful fashion.
Despite the online, on-demand format of course delivery, you are
encouraged to ask questions and participate in class discussions
through the Google Group that has been set up. I will also
schedule a mandatory meeting with each of you via Zoom.
Note that because of the weekly assignments, we will be very
interactive. In short, I want you to learn the
material and gain energy literacy – and will do what I can to
help you achieve that goal.
Please refer all additional questions about class format to me.