Essentials of Oceanography [with Student Lecture Notebook & Environmental Issues in Oceanography]

by Alan P. Trujillo, Harold V. Thurman, Robert L. McConnell

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As the bestselling brief book in the oceanography market, Essentials of Oceanography combines dynamic visuals and a student-friendly narrative to bring oceanography to life. The text's engaging features and the extensive suite of animations and videos keep students interested and excited about the material.

The 13th Edition creates an interactive learning experience that provides tightly integrated text and digital offerings to make oceanography approachable and digestible for students. An emphasis on the process of science throughout the text provides students with an understanding of how scientists think and work. The new edition also helps students develop the scientific skill of practicing and interpreting data with new Exploring Data features. A new Creature Feature provides fun facts about marine animals to engage students.

For courses in oceanography.

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Genres: Science, Textbooks, Nonfiction, School, Geology, Environmental Science, Read For School

Paperback

Published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book isn't all about "fishies", as a matter of fact it doesn't approach living organisms until the later parts of the book.. this is actually a relief.. instead, the author focuses initially on the geology of planet Earth, fluid and air dynamics (considering the atmosphere as part of our ocean)...

after taking this class, i am able to read satellite maps and use the currents/temperature of the oceans as indicating things such as hypothermal vents, or tectonic motion.. i am VERY satisfied.

[Steve Rainwater · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this just to learn a bit about oceanography, not as a text book for a college course. Unlike many text books, I found it quite readable and enjoyable. It is well written. It has lots of helpful photos, drawings, and diagrams. There is a helpful glossary of terms in the back along with several appendices with refreshers on scientific notation, the metric system, the periodic table, geological time, and the phylogenetic tree.

[Stephen Cranney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Readable and enjoyable, and this is coming from somebody with no previous background (but a mild interest) in the subject.

[Christine Murdock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Science! :0)

[Crowdstroia Crowdstroia · Rating 4 out of 5]

In my Oceanography class, my senior gave me a copy of this book. It's quite readable and enjoyable. The language used in this book also pretty light (even tho sometimes i still need to open my dictionary bcs English isn't my first language). And the visuals inside the book was also refreshing. I still use this book until now.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very readable college textbook that is helping our junior high students learn oceanography/ water quality for Science Olympiad.

[Leo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great intro text! Very accessible.

[Yuna Leek · Rating 2 out of 5]

i've never hated oceans more tbh

[Denise みか Hutchins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is probably the best textbook I've ever used. Last summer session, I took an online, university-level Oceanography class and this was the main text. Although some concepts in oceanography are difficult to grasp (usually due to the abstract thinking required to comprehend them) this text made everything as easy as possible. There are so many different ways the information is presented--written text, videos, graphs, charts, infographics, real world examples, etc.--there's definitely something for every learning style. I constantly found myself making use of the text's search feature, as well; it was invaluable.

I've had other e-texts before, but this is the first one I've used that really puts the digital platform to use in a way that is effective and easy-to-understand. Indeed, this is the first time I've felt that the digital version of a textbook must be better than the physical.

[Maddy M-N · Rating 1 out of 5]

Only read this by force.

[Courtney Chappell · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was my textbook for my oceanography class. I hardly read the book, but the cd that came with it in the back was extremely helpful!

[Wendy Reyes]

Learning a lot about the ocean that I had no clue about.

[Beth A. Sorensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was the required text for an oceanography class . I kept it and still refer back to refresh my memory