
The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 16. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-07-802288-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Good Earth is the product of collaboration between the content rigor provided by Earth Science specialists and the results of research on learning. The Good Earth has been explicitly designed to be compatible with active learning teaching strategies in the college classroom. The structural elements of this text will allow the instructor to incorporate these student-centered teaching methods into their Earth Science course. The authors have tested the book's content and pedagogy in large Earth Science classes for non-majors that are populated with mostly freshmen. Their experiences show that the materials and methods in The Good Earth can improve students' learning, increase daily attendance, reduce attrition, and increase students' enthusiasm in comparison with classes taught following a traditional lecture format.
The authors have chosen to emphasize three scientific themes throughout the text: i) scientific literacy; ii) Earth Science and the human experience; and, iii) the science of global change. The discussion of scientific methods is woven into the text throughout. They have included numerous examples of human interaction with the Earth that can serve as entry points for students to appreciate the nature of science. Global change is a theme that is evident in much current Earth Science research so our authors have used global change as a content theme throughout the book.
The authors have chosen to emphasize three scientific themes throughout the text: i) scientific literacy; ii) Earth Science and the human experience; and, iii) the science of global change. The discussion of scientific methods is woven into the text throughout. They have included numerous examples of human interaction with the Earth that can serve as entry points for students to appreciate the nature of science. Global change is a theme that is evident in much current Earth Science research so our authors have used global change as a content theme throughout the book.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Illustrations
427 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1048 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-802288-3 (9780078022883)
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David McConnell | David Steer
The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science
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Content
1) Introduction
2) Mathematical Description of Continuous-Time Signals
3) Discrete-Time Signal Description
4) Description of Systems
5) Time-Domain System Analysis
6) Continuous-Time Fourier Methods
7) Discrete-Time Fourier Methods
8) The Laplace Transform
9) The z Transform
10) Sampling and Signal Processing
11) Frequency Response Analysis
12) Laplace System Analysis
13) z-Transform System Analysis
14) Filter Analysis and Design
Appendix I - Useful Mathematical Relations
Appendix II - Continuous-Time Fourier Series Pairs
Appendix III - Discrete Fourier Transform Pairs
Appendix IV - Continuous-Time Fourier Transform Pairs
Appendix V - Discrete-Time Fourier Transform Pairs
Appendix VI - Tables of Laplace Transform Pairs
Appendix VII - z-Transform Pairs
Bibliography
Index
2) Mathematical Description of Continuous-Time Signals
3) Discrete-Time Signal Description
4) Description of Systems
5) Time-Domain System Analysis
6) Continuous-Time Fourier Methods
7) Discrete-Time Fourier Methods
8) The Laplace Transform
9) The z Transform
10) Sampling and Signal Processing
11) Frequency Response Analysis
12) Laplace System Analysis
13) z-Transform System Analysis
14) Filter Analysis and Design
Appendix I - Useful Mathematical Relations
Appendix II - Continuous-Time Fourier Series Pairs
Appendix III - Discrete Fourier Transform Pairs
Appendix IV - Continuous-Time Fourier Transform Pairs
Appendix V - Discrete-Time Fourier Transform Pairs
Appendix VI - Tables of Laplace Transform Pairs
Appendix VII - z-Transform Pairs
Bibliography
Index