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Energy, Environment, and Climate Richard Wolfson (Middlebury College)

Energy, Environment, and Climate By Richard Wolfson (Middlebury College)

Energy, Environment, and Climate by Richard Wolfson (Middlebury College)


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Emphasizes climate change as an energy-related environmental issue.

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Energy, Environment, and Climate by Richard Wolfson (Middlebury College)

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.

About Richard Wolfson (Middlebury College)

Richard Wolfson is the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College, where he also teaches environmental studies. He holds a BA in physics and philosophy from Swarthmore College, an MS in environmental studies from the University of Michigan, and a PhD in physics from Dartmouth. His research involves solar astrophysics and terrestrial climate, and he has published nearly 100 papers in the scientific literature. Wolfson's other books include several introductory physics texts, as well as Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Technology (1993) and Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified (2003). He has five video courses for the Teaching Company's Great Courses series: Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Nonscientists (1999); Physics in Your Life (2004); Earth's Changing Climate (2007); Physics and Our Universe: How It All Works (2011); and Understanding Modern Electronics (2014).

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

Additional information

CIN0393912744VG
9780393912746
0393912744
Energy, Environment, and Climate by Richard Wolfson (Middlebury College)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
WW Norton & Co
20111118
435
N/A
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