Synopses & Reviews
Energy, Physics and the Environment provides a foundational quantitative account of energy and related environmental issues for university students in science who have a first-year preparation in Physics. The text discusses the numbers involved in the various dimensions of the overall energy issue in order to help the reader develop a quantitative grasp on them. This third edition book features an expanded section on uranium resources and the most updated data available. Energy, Physics and the Environment gives students the opportunity to study current energy supply concerns and the impact that energy supply shortage has on the environment.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Energy and Power in Todays World Chapter 2: Energy Consumption: Past, Present and Future Chapter 3: The Hubbert Model of Resource Production Chapter 4: Efficiency of Energy Conversions Chapter 5: Health and Environmental Impacts of Fossil Fuels Chapter 6: Electromagnetic Radiation and the Greenhouse Effect Chapter 7: Electricity 7.1 Electric Charge Chapter 8: Magnetism and A.C. Electricity Chapter 9: Commercial Electricity Chapter 10: Nuclear Physics Chapter 11: Nuclear Energy: 20th Century Chapter 12: Health and Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Energy Chapter 13: Nuclear Energy: 21st Century Chapter 14: Renewable Energy I Chapter 15: Renewable Energy II Chapter 16: Energy Use in the Residential, Commercial and Industrial Sectors Chapter 17: The Automobile and Transportation Chapter 18: New Energy Technologies