Fundamentals of Oceanography (Essentials Version)
5th Edition
Published on 16. February 2005
Book
Mixed media product
352 pages
978-0-07-304081-3 (ISBN)
Description
Fundamentals of Oceanography is intended for less intensive college oceanography courses, courses for non-science majors and advanced placement oceanography programs for high school students. To meet the needs of these groups, this text has numerous student aids including chapter learning objectives, section review questions, summary charts, units in metric and English units, chapter summaries, chapter word lists, bold face for technical terms in the text, and reduced use of technical terms. No prerequisites in math, chemistry, physics, or biology are required.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
767 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-304081-3 (9780073040813)
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Persons
Keith Sverdrup is a professor at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Alyn Duxbury is a professor at the University of Washington - Seattle.
Alison Duxbury is a professor at North Seattle Community College.
Alyn Duxbury is a professor at the University of Washington - Seattle.
Alison Duxbury is a professor at North Seattle Community College.
Content
1 History of Oceanography2 Introduction to Earth3 Plate Tectonics4 The Sea Floor5 Water6 The Atmosphere and the Oceans7 Circulation Patterns and Ocean Currents8 Waves and Tides9 Coasts, Estuaries, and Environmental Issues10 Oceanic Environment and Production11 Life in the Water12 Life on the Sea FloorAppendix A Latitude and LongitudeAppendix B Classification SummariesAppendix C Units and Notation