Energy, environment, and climate
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Energy, environment, and climate
W.W. Norton, c2012
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Previous ed.: c2008
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Energy, Environment, and Climate, Second Edition, is the most contemporary book for the energy course. Written for non-science majors, the text presents the physical concepts in easy-to-understand language and asks students to apply those concepts to contemporary energy issues. Students learn to analyze the important questions that face today's citizens and deal with the answers both qualitatively and quantitatively. End-of-chapter questions provide an opportunity for students to practice what they've learned and provide instructors with questions that can be debated in class.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: A Changing Planet
Chapter 2: High-Energy Society
Chapter 3: Energy: A Closer Look
Chapter 4: Energy and Heat
Chapter 5: Fossil Energy
Chapter 6: Environmental Impacts of Fossil Fuels
Chapter 7: Nuclear Energy
Chapter 8: Energy from Earth and Moon
Chapter 9: Direct from the Sun: Solar Energy
Chapter 10: Indirect from the Sun: Water, Wind, Biomass
Chapter 11: Energy Carriers: Electricity and Hydrogen
Chapter 12: The Science of Climate
Chapter 13: Forcing the Climate
Chapter 14: Is Earth Warming?
Chapter 15: Future Climates
Chapter 16: Energy and Climate: Breaking the Link
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