Energy: Its Uses and the Environment — Roger Hinrichs et al. (2013)

Book Description

What is the impact of such energy issues as global warming, radioactive waste, and municipal solid waste on the individual and society? ENERGY: ITS USES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 5E, International Edition answers these questions, emphasizing the physical principles behind energy and its effects on our environment, and explaining the basic physical principles behind the use of energy, including the study of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, and atomic and nuclear physics. By placing energy issues within the context of everyday examples and asking you to define and support critical arguments, ENERGY: ITS USES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 5E, International Edition offers a provocative approach to this crucial issue.

Book Details

• Author: Roger Hinrichs, Merlin H. Kleinbach
• Publisher: Cengage
• Published Date: 2013
• Published Year: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781133109020