MSE 156: Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries:
Materials for the Energy Solution
Course Information
Basic info
Prof. Bruce Clemens
Office: McCullough, Room 357
Office Hours: TBD, or by appointment
Email: bmc@stanford.edu
CA: Vardaan Chawla
Office: McCullough, Room 210
Office Hours: TBD
Email: vchawla@gmail.com
The course home page can be found on coursework.stanford.edu. Assignments,
lectures, announcements, etc. will be regularly posted there.
Textbooks
Required:
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Course notes - available at the bookstore and on the coursework website
Grading
Grades will be determined as follows:
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Problem sets: 25%
Midterm: 35%
Labs: 20%
Project: 20%
Problem Sets
There will be 4 problem sets throughout the quarter. Problems sets should be turned in
during the class period. You are encouraged to work together on the problems but
everyone needs to write up his or her own solutions. More on lab reports and projects.
Course Outline
Assignment/Test
Date Due/Scheduled
10/7
Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3
10/21
10/28
Lab 1 (Solar Cell)
10/28,29
Lab 1 Report
11/4
Problem Set 4
11/11
Lab 2 (Battery)
11/11,12
Lab 2 Report
11/18
Midterm
11/20
Project Due
12/4
Material Covered