Environmental Physics

Informationen zum Autor Clare Smith was formerly a Lecturer at Imperial College London and the University of Sunderland, and is now a freelance Environmental Consultant. Klappentext First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung This book makes fundamental physical concepts intelligible to a non-scientific audience. The importance of physics is emphasised by its application to real environmental problems and the concepts are described qualitatively. Inhaltsverzeichnis  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;

List of contents

 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;

Product details

• Authors: Claire Smith, Clare Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2001
• EAN: 9780415201919
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20191-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts; Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts; Routledge Introductions to Env
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science