WhaleWatchTarifa.com - Tours and Watching Whales

 Search
 Advanced SearchView Cart   Checkout   
 Location:  Home » Oceans » Earth Sciences » An Introduction to the World's OceansDecember 4, 2008  


Categories
Whale
Watch
Tarifa
Tours
Sea Mammals
Guides
Trips
Adventures
Oceans
An Introduction to the World's Oceans
An Introduction to the World's Oceans
enlarge
Authors: Keith Sverdrup, Virginia Armbrust
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book

Buy New: $34.25
Buy New/Used from $34.25

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars(1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 639371

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 9
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.9 x 1

ISBN: 0073254835
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.46
EAN: 9780073254838
ASIN: 0073254835

Publication Date: September 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Ninth Edition, is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics, geology, or biology. It emphasizes the role of basic scientific principles in helping understand the processes that govern the ocean and the earth.. .

A major objective of the text is to stimulate student interest and curiosity by blending contemporary information and research with basic principles to form an integrated introduction to the sciences of the oceans. To keep the text as current as possible, the authors conduct their own research and examine other findings such as analyzing satellite data and large-scale oceanographic programs. From this vast amount of data, they select interesting, relevant, and understandable examples that illustrate contemporary principles of oceanography.. .

An Introduction to the World's Oceans places greater emphasis on the physical and geological aspects of the oceans than on the chemical and geochemical properties, because the latter disciplines require more specific background knowledge. An ecological approach helps integrate the biological chapters with other subjects. Students are encouraged to look at oceanography as a cohesive and united discipline rather than a collection of subjects gathered under a marine umbrella. As with all previous editions, the authors continue to make each chapter stand as independently as possible, so that professors can assign chapters in the order that best suits their classrooms. .


Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An Introduction to the World's Oceans   September 15, 2004
  0 out of 26 found this review helpful

An Introduction to the World's Oceans


Powered by Associate-O-Matic