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For non-majors introductory energy courses in the departments of Physics, Geology, and Geography.
- The most complete book of its kind on the market, this text focuses on energy needs, trends, and long-term prospects and resource supplies. It addresses all the various issues involved with energy, from population to production to distribution to the consequences of the choices made in supplying the energy. Energy is defined and the history of energy use is explored. The book is organized into a general introduction, electricity generation and transmission, thermal aspects of energy, material resources, fossil energy resources and consequences of its use, an extensive section on solar energy and its future, and alternative energy.
- In this edition, the text discussion has been more tightly focused on the core elements of energy production, distribution, and utilization as well as the consequences flowing from choices made in doing all of these.
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Energy, Third Edition, focuses on energy needs, trends, long-term prospects, and resource supplies, addressing all the various issues involved with energy—from population, to production, to distribution, to the consequences of the choices made in supplying the energy.
Companion Website (CW) http://physics.prenhall.com/aubrecht – New to the Third Edition, the CW provides chapter overviews, on-line web destinations, student self-check questions, full chapter references, conversion spreadsheets, and over 145 "Extension" essays on subjects such as:
- humanity in space
- the nonexistence of "heat energy"
- how real power plants operate
- details of Milankovitch cycles and the effect on climate
- how hybrid automobiles work and save the environment
- politics and fossil fuels
- deregulation in the 21st century
- how a windmill works
- fuel from biomass
- how to save energy while still using appliances
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