Energy: Its Use and the Environment (with InfoTrac) - Softcover

Kleinbach, Merlin; Hinrichs, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495010855 ISBN 13: 9780495010852

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 2005

Synopsis

What is the impact of energy issues such as lobal warming, radioactive waste, municipal solid waste, and nuclear energy production materials on the individual and society? ENERGY: ITS USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT emphasizes the physical principles behind energy and its effects on our environment, explaining the basic physical principles behind the use of energy, including the study of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, and atomic and nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within the context of everyday examples and asking you to define and support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT offers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

About this title

Synopsis:

This edition updates the data in the 2001 introductory text on energy resources, use, and technologies. While Hinrichs and Kleinbach (both with State U. of New York, College at Oswego) follow a typical sequence of presenting energy science fundamentals, they emphasize environmental impacts and national and personal commitments to sustainable polici

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0495010855
• ISBN 13: 9780495010852
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 672