Acknowledgements

We are deeply indebted to colleagues at the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI, terminated in 2015) of West Texas A&M University (WTAMU), and at the Wind Energy Group (program canceled in 2012) at the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bushland, Texas. The students in our classes and the students who worked at AEI have provided insights and feedback. Many others, including numerous international researchers and interns, worked with us on energy projects at AEI and the USDA. Thanks also to the Instructional Innovation and Technology Laboratory at WTAMU for preparing computer drawings.

Vaughn wants to express gratitude to his wife, Beth, “who has put up with me all these years. As always, she ...

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