Energy
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Energy

Its Use and the Environment

  1. 642 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Energy

Its Use and the Environment

About this book

In our society, we must make decisions about the production and use of energy and the consequences of that production and use, whether we are buying a car, voting for ballot measures or building a house. Our governments, the media and corporations discuss policies regarding climate change, radioactive waste and environmental regulation. Hinrichs/Wade's ENERGY: ITS USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 6th Edition, provides you with the science foundation to participate in these discussions and to make informed decisions, emphasizing the physical principles behind energy and its effects on our environment. In this text you will learn the basic physical principles behind the use of energy, including the study of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, and atomic and nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within the context of everyday examples and asking you to define and support critical arguments, this text will offer a provocative approach to this crucial field.

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Information

Publisher
Cengage Learning EMEA
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9780357719497
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Teaching Arts & Humanities

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Authors
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction
  6. Chapter 2: Energy Mechanics
  7. Chapter 3: Energy and Power
  8. Chapter 4: Conservation of Energy
  9. Chapter 5: Heat and Work
  10. Chapter 6: Home Energy Conservation and Heat-Transfer Control
  11. Chapter 7: Solar Energy: Characteristics and Heating
  12. Chapter 8: Energy from Fossil Fuels
  13. Chapter 9: The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
  14. Chapter 10: Environmental Impacts of Energy Production
  15. Chapter 11: Electricity: Circuits and Superconductors
  16. Chapter 12: Electromagnetism and the Generation of Electricity
  17. Chapter 13: Electricity from Solar, Wind, and Hydro
  18. Chapter 14: Energy Storage: Batteries, Electric Vehicles, and Fuel Cells
  19. Chapter 15: The Building Blocks of Matter: The Atom and Its Nucleus
  20. Chapter 16: Nuclear Power: Fission
  21. Chapter 17: Effects and Uses of Radiation
  22. Chapter 18: Future Energy Alternatives: Fusion
  23. Chapter 19: Biomass: From Plants to Garbage
  24. Chapter 20: Tapping the Earth's Heat: Geothermal Energy
  25. Chapter 21: A National and Personal Commitment
  26. Appendix A. Units of Measurement and Powers of Ten Notation
  27. Appendix B. Conversions and Equivalencies
  28. Appendix C. Home Heating Analysis Worksheet
  29. Appendix D. Insolation and Temperature Datafor Selected U.S. Cities
  30. Appendix E. Data Resources
  31. Glossary
  32. Index

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