- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Scientific Principles for Physical Geographers
About this book
Science for Geography and Environment introduces students (and academics who need to brush up their knowledge!) to scientific principles in a lively and accessible way, allowing them to proceed through the text at their own pace. The book is structured thematically with a logical development of key topics, all linked by a comprehensive cross-referencing system. Concepts and principles will be grounded in everyday experience and exemplified by reference to geographical/environmental processes. The authors are also testing each stage of the text on their own students, thereby ensuring that student needs are given top priority in the book's development.
Lively and relevant introduction to those scientific principles necessary to understand key processes occuring within the natural environment.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Brief contents
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 How to use this book
- 2 Units and measurement
- 3 Chemical elements
- 4 Atomic structure
- 5 Ions and ionization
- 6 Molecules and compounds
- 7 The configuration of electrons
- 8 Linking atoms: chemical bonding
- 9 Chemical substances: values and amounts
- 10 Chemical reactions
- 11 Gas phase reactions: heterogeneous reactions and free radicals
- 12 Acids and bases
- 13 Ions, particles and solutions: ion exchange and adsorption
- 14 Oxidation, reduction and redox reactions
- 15 Families of elements: the periodic table
- 16 Organic chemistry
- 17 Physics in words
- 18 An introduction to matter
- 19 Changes of state
- 20 Heat and heat transfer
- 21 Mechanics
- 22 Electromagnetic radiation
- 23 Electricity and magnetism
- 24 Radioactivity
- 25 Using isotopes in environmental study
- 26 Working with numbers
- 27 Use of data and graphs
- 28 The fundamentals of energy
- 29 A closer look at matter
- 30 Waves
- 31 Life
- 32 Life’s chemistry
- 33 Enzymes
- 34 Energy and life
- 35 Chemical equilibria
- 36 Coordination chemistry: coordination numbers, ionic radii and crystals
- 37 An electrostatic interpretation for chemical bonding
- 38 Silicate minerals: structure and formation
- 39 Mineral weathering: clays and their precursors
- 40 Chemical properties of the elements: an overview
- 41 The physical properties of water
- 42 The chemistry of water
- 43 Profiles of the Earth
- Recommended reading
- Index
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