Clare Smith

Environmental Physics (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2002. Environmental Physics is a comprehensive introduction to the physical concepts underlying environmental science. The importance and relevance of physics is emphasised by its application to real environmental problems with a wide range of case studies. Applications included cover energy use and production, global climate, the physics of living things, radioactivity, environmental remote sensing, noise pollution and the physics of the Earth. The book makes the subject accessible to those with little physics background, keeping mathematical treatment straightforward. The text is lively and informative, and is supplemented by numerous illustrations, photos, tables of useful data, and a glossary of key terms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000945010
• Artikelnr.: 68118096

Autorenporträt

Clare Smith was formerly a Lecturer at Imperial College London and the University of Sunderland, and is now a freelance Environmental Consultant.

Inhaltsangabe

 Introduction
Chapter 1 The forces of nature
Chapter 2 Energy
Chapter 3 Heat and radiation
Chapter 4 Solids, liquids and gases
Chapter 5 The Earth's climate and climate change
Chapter 6 Sound and noise
Chapter 7 Radioactivity and nuclear physics