SCI 200Energy - Its Development, Use, and Issues
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Science
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
A survey course which deals with energy resources, their conversion into energy products and their use in today's industrial societies. In light of the Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) Model, energy supply demand, and conservation constraints, the use of non-renewable fossil and nuclear fuels, biofuels and other renewable fuels (wind, hydraulic, solar) will be reviewed and technical and social issues arising from their use explored. This course should prepare students to analyze and deal with the many contradictory energy usage claims and decide for themselves the best course of energy use.
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25% liked it33% easy67% useful
From 4 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Took this course as my elective, but it still ended up being my lowest mark that semester haha.
I found it to be a pretty straightforward class, but the material is so damn dry that I found it difficult to study solely due to lack of interest. If you're in the STEM fields the calculations are pretty easy. The material itself though is pretty boring, unless you have some passion for oil, and different ways we use energy.May 2016 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
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4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention SCI 200, December 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2024
Easiest Science / Sustainability Elective 2 points, 1 comment
u/ArbitraryAxolotl: “… EARTH270 - Disasters and Natural Hazards ENVS200 - Field Ecology SCI200 - Energy - Its Development, Use, and Issues SCI201 - Global Warming and Climate Change BIOL489 - Arctic Ecology”
Spring 2022
How are course equivalencies and transfer credits assessed? 2 points, 2 comments
“What actually happens in the background when a student puts in a request for a course credit obtained at a different institution? …”
u/PancakesGhost: “… might not make over to a specific course (For example, my PHYS 1A03 at McMaster became a SCI 200 here). …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “… RS 499 RS 700 RSCH 100 RUSS 101 SCBUS 123 SCBUS 223 SCBUS 225 SCBUS 323 SCBUS 423 SCI 10 SCI 200 SCI 206 SCI 238 SCI 267 SCI 395 SDS 131R SDS 150R SDS 205R SDS 210R SDS 231R SDS 242R SDS 250R SDS 251R SDS 312R SDS 331R SDS 353R SDS 354R SDS 355R SDS 358R SDS 398R SDS 399R SDS …”
Fall 2011
Has anyone taken SCI 200? 1 point, 5 comments
[deleted]: “Looking for an easy course to take as an elective. Is this an easy course?”
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