| Titre : |
Essentials of oceanography |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Trujillo, Alan P., Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Pearson éducation |
| Année de publication : |
1996 |
| Importance : |
532 p. |
| Format : |
28 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-13-144773-8 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Index. décimale : |
551 Géologie, météorologie, hydrologie générale |
| Résumé : |
The eighth edition of Essentials of Oceanography is designed to accompany an introductory college level course in oceanography taught to students with no formal background in mathematics or science. As in previous editions, the goal of this edition of the text book is to clearly present the relationships of scientific principles to ocean phenomena in an engaging and meaningful way. Further, this edition has benefited from being thoroughly reviewed and edited by hundreds of students.
This edition has also been reviewed in detail by a host of instructors from leading institutions across the country. As one reviewer of the seventh edition remarked, "The use of theme boxes, chapter review, and the students sometimes ask ... sections are strong features of this edition. The majority of the boxes are quite relevant to the instructional intent of the chapters, often using humor or human interest to get a point across in a nutshell; I believe this is a very effective, engaging, and concise text that would be superb for any introductory course."
The 15t chapters format of this textbook is designed for easy coverage of the material in a 15 or 16 week semester. For courses taught on a 10 week quarter system, the instructor may need to select those chapters that cover the topics and concepts of primary relevance to their course. Chapters are self-contained and can thus be covered in any order.
Following the introductory chapter (Chapter 1, which covers the general geography of the oceans, a historical perspective of oceanography, the reasoning behind the scientific method, and a discussion of the origin of earth, the atmosphere, the oceans, and life itself), the four major academic disciplines of oceanography are represented in the following chapters:
- Geological Oceanography (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and parts of
Chapters 10 and 11).
- Chemical Oceanography (Chapter 5 and part of Chapter 11).
- Physical Oceanography (Chapters 6-9 and parts of Chapters 10 and 11).
- Biological Oceanography (Chapters 12-15).
However, we believe that oceanography is at its best when it links together several scientific disciplines and shows how they are interrelated in the oceans. Therefore, this interdisciplinary approach is a key element of every chapter. |
Essentials of oceanography [texte imprimé] / Trujillo, Alan P., Auteur . - Pearson éducation, 1996 . - 532 p. ; 28 cm. ISBN : 978-0-13-144773-8 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Index. décimale : |
551 Géologie, météorologie, hydrologie générale |
| Résumé : |
The eighth edition of Essentials of Oceanography is designed to accompany an introductory college level course in oceanography taught to students with no formal background in mathematics or science. As in previous editions, the goal of this edition of the text book is to clearly present the relationships of scientific principles to ocean phenomena in an engaging and meaningful way. Further, this edition has benefited from being thoroughly reviewed and edited by hundreds of students.
This edition has also been reviewed in detail by a host of instructors from leading institutions across the country. As one reviewer of the seventh edition remarked, "The use of theme boxes, chapter review, and the students sometimes ask ... sections are strong features of this edition. The majority of the boxes are quite relevant to the instructional intent of the chapters, often using humor or human interest to get a point across in a nutshell; I believe this is a very effective, engaging, and concise text that would be superb for any introductory course."
The 15t chapters format of this textbook is designed for easy coverage of the material in a 15 or 16 week semester. For courses taught on a 10 week quarter system, the instructor may need to select those chapters that cover the topics and concepts of primary relevance to their course. Chapters are self-contained and can thus be covered in any order.
Following the introductory chapter (Chapter 1, which covers the general geography of the oceans, a historical perspective of oceanography, the reasoning behind the scientific method, and a discussion of the origin of earth, the atmosphere, the oceans, and life itself), the four major academic disciplines of oceanography are represented in the following chapters:
- Geological Oceanography (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and parts of
Chapters 10 and 11).
- Chemical Oceanography (Chapter 5 and part of Chapter 11).
- Physical Oceanography (Chapters 6-9 and parts of Chapters 10 and 11).
- Biological Oceanography (Chapters 12-15).
However, we believe that oceanography is at its best when it links together several scientific disciplines and shows how they are interrelated in the oceans. Therefore, this interdisciplinary approach is a key element of every chapter. |
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