Oceanography: An Invitation To Marine Science, 7th Edition Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
The ocean affects all aspects of our lives, and Tom Garrison will show you how in the new Seventh Edition of OCEANOGRAPHY: AN INVITATION TO MARINE SCIENCE. Garrison takes you on a vivid exploration of the ocean--from submarine canyons to zooplankton, global warming, the growing plastics problem, and our changing coastlines--and explains oceanography's most important concepts. Garrison's engaging, student-friendly approach helps you understand the complexities involved in how we study and use the ocean. You'll explore topics like Hurricane Katrina; the devastating December 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean and the resulting tsunami; the moon and its connection to the ocean; the power of the ocean to influence weather; and uses and abuses of the ocean. Gain an understanding of the wonders of the sea and the scientific questions that surround it with this enjoyable, fascinating text!
Hardcover: 582 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 7th edition (September 8, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 049539193X
ISBN-13: 978-0495391937
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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This book is able to do something extremely difficult. It brings not only the basics of a comprehensive area but it goes further. All this accompanied of amazing illustrations, pictures and an easy to understand writing. The book is ideal for those who need to be introduced to the oceanography and the ones who want to evolve their knowledge about the ocean as a hole, because even biology, chemistry and physics being separate areas of expertise they are not apart in the environment.
Dr. Garrison's book is very easy to read while extremely educational. I retained so much information because of his writing style. I rented this book and was sorry that I had to send it back. More than worth the money. I plan on buying this edition when a new edition comes out. Don't rent this one, buy it! It's worth it, I promise.
The book arrived when they said it would in perfect condition! It was brand new and had never been opened. I also was happy that the book was offered for such a low price! For the same price I paid for the new version on here, I would have gotten a used book with highlighting and marks all over it at the school bookstores. I am definitely ordering my books from here again!
I bought this book for an online oceanography class, so far it has worked pretty well and it has a lot of details as well as pictures on practically every page which is always a plus to me. This is about just the ocean for the most part not the biological animals in it, one chapter near the end actually covers any kind of marine life. So just keep that in mind if that's what you think this is about.
I have yet to find out if this book is acceptable for the class that I am taking, but I leafed through the book and I liked it. There were many images, and it goes very in-depth into environmental problems about the ocean and the geological aspects of the ocean.Great deal for a book!
The book's quality is very good. Quality cover, quality papers & prints, unlike many other books. The contents are very well written. The terms are not very heavy on vocab, so that you actually understand what you're reading. A lot of pictures. Decent explanations. Overall, I have no complain. Great book!
Too much information and too spread out. It was hard to decipher the facts during quizzes and test.
Book was a good read. The quality a bit rough.
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