Understanding Earthquakes
Autor Charles J. Ammonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2018
Understanding Earthquakes takes the fascinating topic of Earthquakes and presents the science of earthquakes to a non-science oriented audience. This coverage includes the broad relationship of earthquakes to Earth's history and origin, and to other scientific processes. This text teaches students about science and exposes them to some of the most important contributions of science to human thought.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780130621498
ISBN-10: 0130621498
Pagini: 350
Dimensiuni: 178 x 235 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Prentice Hall
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 0130621498
Pagini: 350
Dimensiuni: 178 x 235 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Prentice Hall
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Cuprins
1. An Introduction to Earthquakes and Earthquake Hazards.
2. An Introduction to Science and Critical Thinking.
3. The Origin and Composition of Earth.
4. Seismic Waves, Seismometers, and Earth's Interior.
5. Plate Tectonics.
6. Faults and Faulting.
7. Earthquake Size and Statistics.
8. Earthquake Effects.
9. Earthquake Prediction.
10. Case Studies in Earthquakes.
Caracteristici
- Critical Thinking—A primary goal of any survey science course is to teach students a new way of analyzing materials, how does the scientific process work. In this text earthquakes are used as a vehicle for discussing science giving students an understanding of scientific process and a framework for understanding issues.
- Students will learn how and why science works and will be exposed to some of the major contributions of science to our understanding of the Universe.
- Students will learn how and why science works and will be exposed to some of the major contributions of science to our understanding of the Universe.
- Chapter exercises—Features a range of mathematical pre—requisites.
- Enables students to practice, apply and check their understanding of learned concepts throughout the text.
- Enables students to practice, apply and check their understanding of learned concepts throughout the text.