Geology & Oceanography

For introductory courses in Oceanography found in department of Geology or Oceanography.

The 10th edition of this popular text continues to provide carefully developed content examining the vast body of oceanic knowledge. Its interdisciplinary approach—spanning geology, chemistry, physics, and biology—allows students to have a fundamental understanding of how oceans work.

• NEW - Organized around three central components:

  • 1. Concepts: General ideas derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences (Ex. the concept of density can be used to explain why the oceans are layered).

  • 2. Processes: Actions or occurrences that bring about a result (Ex. the process of waves breaking at an angle to the shore results in the movement of sediment along the shoreline).

  • 3. Principles: Rules or laws concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes (Ex. the principle of sea floor spreading suggests that the geographic positions of the continents have changed through time).

• NEW - Two major changes.

  • 1. Combining chapters on “The Physical Properties of Water and Seawater” and “The Chemistry of Seawater” into one chapter on “Water and Seawater”.

  • 2. Splitting the chapter on “Exploitation and Pollution of Marine Resources” from the previous edition and adding additional information to create two new chapters on “Marine Resources” Ch. 17 and “Marine Environmental Concerns” Ch. 18.

• NEW - Increased emphasis on Scientific Method included in the NEW Introduction.

  • Explains the methodology and helps students understand how the scientific method helps increase our knowledge of the world we live in.

• NEW - Boxed Features—Includes 31 new boxed features that focus on some of the most recent discoveries in oceanography. These boxed features are organized around three themes:

  • 1. Research Methods in Oceanography.

  • 2. People and the Ocean Environment.

  • 3. Historical Features.

• NEW - Key Questions—Introduce each chapter; these are linked to new highlighted “Concept Statements” within the text of the chapter.

  • Enables students to know the key points that the chapters cover, so they read more efficiently.

• NEW - “Students Sometimes Ask...” questions—Contained within each chapter.

  • Shows students their peers' actual questions along with authors' answers, maintaining a high level of interest.

• NEW - New appendix—Titled “Careers in Oceanography.”

  • Helps students decide upon a possible career in the field.

• Extensive revision to the art, photos and tables including:

  • Over 100 new photographs and illustrations.

  • Modification of over 150 existing figures.

• Use of the SI Units and English System Units.

• Comprehensive Instructor's Package—Including a Transparency Set of over 150 acetates of key illustrations from the text; the Instructor's Resource CD-ROM, which contains all illustrations, tables, and selected photographs from the text; Instructor's Manual with a completely revised Test Item File.

  • Provides instructors flexibility in using the text and package to fit their own curriculum.

• Organized around three central components:

  • 1. Concepts: General ideas derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences (Ex. the concept of density can be used to explain why the oceans are layered).

  • 2. Processes: Actions or occurrences that bring about a result (Ex. the process of waves breaking at an angle to the shore results in the movement of sediment along the shoreline).

  • 3. Principles: Rules or laws concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes (Ex. the principle of sea floor spreading suggests that the geographic positions of the continents have changed through time).

• Two major changes.

  • 1. Combining chapters on “The Physical Properties of Water and Seawater” and “The Chemistry of Seawater” into one chapter on “Water and Seawater”.

  • 2. Splitting the chapter on “Exploitation and Pollution of Marine Resources” from the previous edition and adding additional information to create two new chapters on “Marine Resources” Ch. 17 and “Marine Environmental Concerns” Ch. 18.

• Increased emphasis on Scientific Method included in the NEW Introduction.

  • Explains the methodology and helps students understand how the scientific method helps increase our knowledge of the world we live in.

• Boxed Features—Includes 31 new boxed features that focus on some of the most recent discoveries in oceanography. These boxed features are organized around three themes:

  • 1. Research Methods in Oceanography.

  • 2. People and the Ocean Environment.

  • 3. Historical Features.

• Key Questions—Introduce each chapter; these are linked to new highlighted “Concept Statements” within the text of the chapter.

  • Enables students to know the key points that the chapters cover, so they read more efficiently.

• “Students Sometimes Ask...” questions—Contained within each chapter.

  • Shows students their peers' actual questions along with authors' answers, maintaining a high level of interest.

• New appendix—Titled “Careers in Oceanography.”

  • Helps students decide upon a possible career in the field.

(NOTE: Each chapter opens with 'Key Questions' and concludes with a 'Chapter in Review' section, 'Key Terms,' 'Questions and Exercises,' and an 'Oceanography on the Web' section.)

Introduction.

Oceanography (Geology & Oceanography)
Ocean and Water Resources (Environmental Science)

For introductory courses in Oceanography found in departments of geology or biology.

A popular introduction to the study of the world's oceans that provides a straightforward and comprehensive presentation of the subject. It covers fundamental topics such as the origins of marine life, the physical properties of the oceans, and the chemistry of seawater. New issues have been added to give students timely coverage of high interest topics, including “Global Warming and Sea Level Rise”, “Beaches or Bedrooms: The Dynamic Coastal Environment,” “Sharks,” and “Illegal Immigration: Ballast Water and Exotic Species.” The book approaches marine biology from an ecological perspective rather than a taxonomic one.

• Introductory Oceanography, 9/E
  Thurman & Burton
  © 2001 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 554 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0138570612 | ISBN-13: 9780138570613
  Brief Description
  

Harold V. Thurman. Hal Thurman retired in May 1994, after 24 years of teaching in the Earth Sciences Department of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California. Interest in geology led to a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma A & M University, followed by seven years working as a petroleum geologist, mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, where his interest in the oceans developed. He earned a master's degree from California State University at Los Angeles and then joined the Earth Sciences faculty at Mt. San Antonio College. Other books that Hal has coauthored include Essentials of Oceanography (with Alan Trujillo) and a marine biology textbook. He has also written articles on the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic Oceans for the 1994 edition of World Book Encyclopedia and served as a consultant on the National Geographic publication, Realms of the Sea. He still enjoys going to sea on vacations with his wife Iantha.

Alan P. Trujillo. Al Trujillo teaches at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, California, where he is co-Director of the Oceanography Program and Chair of the Earth Sciences Department. He received his bachelor's degree in geology from the University of California at Davis and his master's degree in geology from Northern Arizona University, afterward working for several years in industry as a developmental geologist, hydrogeologist, and computer specialist. A1 began teaching in the Earth Sciences Department at Palomar in 1990 and in 1997 was awarded Palomar's Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has coauthored Essentials of Oceanography with Hal Thurman and is a contributing author for other Earth science textbooks, including Earth, 7th edition and Earth Science, 10th edition. In addition to writing and teaching, Al works as a naturalist and lecturer aboard natural history expedition vessels in Alaska and the Sea of Cortez/Baja California. His research interests include beach processes, sea cliff erosion, and computer applications in oceanography. A1 and his wife, Sandy, have two children, Karl and Eva.

TAKEN AS A WHOLE, EARTH'S OCEANS COMPRISE ONE OF ITS LARGEST INTERACTING, INTERRELATED, AND INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS. As humans continue to impact Earth systems, it is important to understand not only how the oceans operate, but also how the oceans interact with Earth's other systems, such as the atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere. Introductory Oceanography, Tenth Edition, is designed to introduce the non-science student to perhaps this most integrated of all physical sciences through clear explanations, abundant illustrations, and compelling, relevant examples and applications.

• Students Sometimes Ask: Common (often entertaining) questions, with answers.
• New word etymons, which help demistify scientific jargon.
• Coverage of the most recent discoveries in oceanography, profiled in over 30 new feature boxes.
• Over 100 new photos and illustrations.
• New appendix: Careers in Oceanography.

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• Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming
  Mann & Kump
  © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 120 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0136044352 | ISBN-13: 9780136044352
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• Introductory Oceanography, 10/E
  Thurman & Trujillo | ©2004 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 624 pages
  
• Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography, 4/E
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