Physics 281, Part 1: Lectures

Murphy Lecture 1 (Fermi Problems): (PDF)

Murphy Lecture 2 (Energy Scales in Society): (PDF)

Murphy Lecture 3 (Renewable Energy Scales): (PDF)

See also Frank Shu's Global Energy article (Appendix has suite of renewable energy estimates)

Murphy Lecture 4 (Drag and Lift): (PDF)

Murphy Lecture 5 (Heat Flow Calculations): (PDF)

Murphy Lectures 6 (Mechanics of Materials): (PDF)

Murphy Lecture 7 (Atmosphere and Weather): (PDF)

Murphy Lecture 8 (Climate Change): (PDF)

and see the article by Hafemeister and Schwartz
and Article by Pierrehumbert on IR radiation trasnfer

Murphy Lecture 9 (Optical Phenomena): (PDF)

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