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Understanding Earth

by Frank Press

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Book News Annotation:

Press (The Washington Advisory Group) presents geology as a unified, process-based science, drawing on the latest laboratory and field tools and new theoretical approaches, in this fourth edition of a text for undergraduates. Reflecting recent discoveries in the field, there is new material on exoplanets, magmatic geosystems, and regional fault systems. A new feature of the art program brings together photos, line drawings, and text to walk students through major concepts. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The field of physical geology continues to evolve--new tools, new ideas, new approaches. And "Understanding Earth--always the leader in innovation--continues to evolve, too. Working closely with Frank Press and Ray Siever, the new co-authors, John Grotzinger and Tom Jordan, have introduced a wealth of recent data and applications to keep the science in the text on the cutting edge. Yet, the "Fourth Edition effectively fulfills the book's enduring goal: To help students understand what physical geology teaches us about the world and what it brings to our lives. More than any other introductory physical geology textbook, "Understanding Earth is designed to bring the worldview of the working geologist to an audience not only new to this specific field, but in many cases to science in general. Students aren't merely presented with concepts and processes--they come to learn how we know what we know, and how that knowledge impacts their lives as citizens and consumers.

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This introductory physical geology textbook aims to help students understand what physical geology teaches us about the world and what it brings to our lives. Students come to learn how we know what we know and how that knowledge impacts their lives as citizens and consumers.
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ISBN:
9780716796176
Author:
Press, Frank
Publisher:
W.H. Freeman & Company
Author:
Cram 101
Author:
Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Author:
Grotzinger, John
Author:
Press, Siever Grotzinger Jordan
Author:
Jordan, Thomas
Author:
Siever, Raymond
Author:
All Material Written by Cram101, Materia
Author:
Jordan, Thomas H.
Author:
Cram 101
Author:
Siever, Ray
Subject:
Geology
Subject:
Earth Sciences
Subject:
Earth Sciences - General
Subject:
Earth Sciences - Geology
Subject:
General
Edition Number:
4
Publication Date:
January 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
568
Dimensions:
10.80x8.42x.78 in. 2.88 lbs.
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