Introductory Oceanography (10th Edition) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
The 10th edition of this popular book continues to provide an excellent foundation in science by examining the vast body of oceanic knowledge. Spanning the disciplines of geology, chemistry, physics, and biology, it allows readers to have a fundamental understanding of how oceans work. Interwoven within the book are hundreds of photographs, illustrations, real-world examples, and applications that make the material relevant, accessible, and entertaining. Well-organized and clearly written, this book covers scientific inquiry and gives an historical look at the study of oceanography; the origins of life, the earth, and the oceans; plate tectonics; marine provinces; marine sediments; water and seawater; air-sea interaction; ocean circulation; waves, tides, and coastlines; biological productivity and the marine habitat; marine resources; and environmental concerns. This book is intended to help readers in their quest to find out more about oceans. Because of its comprehensive scope and excellent resource materials, it can also serve as an excellent reference work for those involved in oceanography.
Hardcover: 624 pages
Publisher: Pearson; 10 edition (December 22, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0131438883
ISBN-13: 978-0131438880
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 1.1 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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I recommend this textbook for any professor or student studying Geology-Oceanography. It is a great textbook. It has nice pictures and graphs to explain concepts. It also gives a thorough understanding of the material. I enjoyed using this textbook for my geology class.
Book came on time and in excellent condition. Very pleased. The book its self is very informative and written in almost a novel like fashion as opposed to other science text books. this makes reading for classes a lot easier. However the "introductory" in its title is no lie. This book is very helpful in understanding the basic mechanics of how our oceans operate, but fairly light on the hardcore physics, chemistry, and biology that make that so. However i wouldnt see any advanced oceanography course recommending you this book without supplying you with separate materials that provide the math for those things. all in all, great textbook. i would actually recommend it for the layman who just wants to know more about our earth and it's oceans.
This book is clearly written and contains a good selection of maps, photographs, drawings and diagrams illustrating its points. It thus provides an accessible introduction to oceanography. I did find a number of inaccuracies, however, including in the section explaining the combination of forces causing the tides. Given that this is one of the best-selling texts for oceanography classes in the US, I would certainly hope these errors could be corrected.
The content is well-written with beautiful illustrations and diagrams. I recommend this textbook to any one who is taking an introductory oceanography course. It is very useful for reference as well as minimal research.
My campus book store wanted almost 10x the price. The book was perfect and showed up very quickly
I will continue to use for all my college needs!
Selling one for 50$ comment if interested.
As expected, needed it for class
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