MANDALAR UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

First Year - Environmental Studies Semester I

Hour per Week
Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 1002 Fundamental of Environmental Physics I 3 2 2

Environmental Physics: The built environment,

Processes and issues, Thermal regulation in buildings,
The environment: Thermal insulation ,
The science of the twenty-first century, Energy use in buildings,
What is environmental physics? Efficiency, Energy losses,
Physics in the environment, Calculation of energy losses,
Environmental Physics and Energy gains,
The Global Environmental agenda. Air regulation in buildings,
Special Topics Heat pumps,
The human environment, Condensation,
Laws of Thermodynamics and the human body, Water vapour,
Energy transfer, Humidity,
Survival in the cold, Condensation in buildings,
Survival in hot climates, Buildings of the future.
Effect of heat on the human body, Special Topics.
Taking risks, weather and survival.
Special Topics.

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

First Year - Environmental Studies Semester II

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 1005 Fundamental of Environmental Physics II 3 2 2

Revealing the planet, Remote sensing,

Orbits of satellites, Resolution of satellite images,
Radar, Applications of remote sensing data.
Special Topics.
The Sun and the atmosphere,
Solar energy, Solar output, Rhythm of the seasons,
Solar cycles and climate change,
Structure and composition of the Earth's atmosphere.
Special Topics.
Atmospheric pressure, Solar radiation,
Ozone, Terrestrial radiation,
Global warming, Observing the Earth's weather,
Observing the weather,
Global weather monitoring network,
Weather forecasting, Cloud physics,
Physics of cloud formation,
Snow crystals, Atmospheric electricity,
Special Topics.
References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

Second Year - Environmental Studies Semester I

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 2103 Energy and Resources I (ဘူမိဗေဒနှငဗ
့် ပေါင့််းစပ့် ) 3 2 2

Energy for living,

Fossil fuels,
Nuclear power,
Renewable energy,
Solar energy,
Wind power,
Hydroelectric power,
Tidal power,
Wave energy,
Biomass and biofuels,
Geothermal power.
Special Topics

Reference:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

Second Year - Environmental Studies Semester I/II

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 2003/
Thermal Physics I/II 3 2 2
2007

Applications of Thermodynamics, Unit systems,

First law of thermodynamics, Heat and specific heat,
Speciafic heats for ideal gases,
Processes for ideal gases ,
Quasistatic-Adiabatic process.
Equation of state, Thermal expansions,
Physical description of the second law,
Kelvin-Planck and Clausius statements,
Reversible processes and cycles,
Sign convention of heat and work,
Macroscopic definition of entropy,
Principle of incease of entropy,
Change in entropy for an ideal gas,
Carnot cycle, Third law of thermodynamics,
The Kinetic Theory of Gases,
Molecular Model of an Ideal Gas,
Molar Specific Heat of an Ideal Gas,
Adiabatic Processes for an Ideal Gas,
The Equipartition of Energy,
The Boltzmann Distribution Law,
Distribution of Molecular Speeds/Mean Free Path.
Special Topics.

Reference:
 MANDALAR UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

(1) Holman J P 1980 "Thermodynamics "( New York : McGraw Hill )

(2) Serway R A, Vuille C & Faughn J S 2009 "College Physics : 8th Edition "
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

Third Year - Environmental Studies Semester I

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 3101 Pollution and Prevention I (ပထဝီဝင့်နင
ှ ဗ
့် ပေါင့််းစပ့် ) 3 2 2

The urban environment,

Energy in the city,
Transportation,
Water for the urban environment,
Lighting,
Urban pollution,
Smong,
Acid rain,
The car as an urban pollutant,
Noise pollution.
Special Topics.

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

Third Year - Environmental Studies Semester II

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 3105 Pollution and Prevention II (ပထဝီဝင့်နငှ ဗ့် ပေါင့််းစပ့် ) 3 2 2

Stewarding the Environment,

Technical Solution and Public Perceptions,
Future Energy Supplies,
Pollution Issues,
Uncertainty and Risks.
Special Topics.

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

FourthYear - Environmental Studies Semester I

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 4103 Climate change: Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster 3 2 2

Global Climate,
Solar Spectrum,
Global Warming and Radioactive Forcing,
The Role of Carbon dioxide,
The impact of Global Climate Change,
Demographic change,
Urbanization,
Sustainability,
Energy resources,
Climate change, survival and health,
Models, predictions and uncertainties,
Environmental risk,
Risk benefit analysis.
Special Topics.

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

First Year Honours - Environmental Studies Semester I

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 3201 Pollutiion and Prevention I (ဘူမိဗေဒနှငဗ့် ပေါင့််းစပ့် ) 3 2 2

The urban environment,

Energy in the city,
Transportation,
Water for the urban environment,
Lighting,
Urban pollution,
Smong,
Acid rain,
The car as an urban pollutant,
Noise pollution.
Special Topics.

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
 MANDALAR UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

First Year Honours - Environmental Studies Semester II

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 3205 Pollutiion and Prevention II (ဘူမိဗေဒနှငဗ့် ပေါင့််းစပ့် ) 3 2 2

Stewarding the Environment,

Technical Solution and Public Perceptions,
Future Energy Supplies,
Pollution Issues,
Uncertainty and Risks
Special Topics.

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
 MANDALAR UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

Second Year Honours - Environmental Studies Semester I

Hour per Week

Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 4203 Climate change: Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster 3 2 2

Global Climate,
Solar Spectrum,
Global Warming and Radioactive Forcing,
The Role of Carbon dioxide,
The impact of Global Climate Change,
Demographic change,
Urbanization,
Sustainability,
Energy resources,
Climate change, survival and health,
Models, predictions and uncertainties,
Environmental risk,
Risk benefit analysis.
Special Topics.

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )
 MANDALAR UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Curriculum for B.ES Degree

Second Year - Environmental Studies Semester II

Hour per Week
Module No. Name of Module Credit Point
Lecture Tutorial
Esd - 2107 Energy and Resources II (ဘူမိဗေဒနှငဗ
့် ပေါင့််းစပ့် ) 3 2 2

Renewable energy,
Photovoltaic Solar cells,
Type of Solar cells,
Thermal Solar Power,
Wind Power,
Biomass Energy,
Hydroelectric Power,
Ground Source Heat Pumps,
Geothermal Energy,
Special Topics,

References:
(1) A.W. Brinkman 2008 "Physics of the Environment" (Imperial College Press)
Planet Earth, Life and Climate" (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC)
(2) Nigel Mason and Peter Hughes 2001 "Introduction to Environmental Physics;
(3) Michael A 2000 "Basics of Environmental Science: 2nd Edit"
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group)
(4) Erach B 2004 "Textbook for Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses"
( University Grants Commission, New Delhi )