Invitation to Oceanography [with Navigate Advantage Access Code]

by Paul R. Pinet

An Updated Edition Of The Ideal Oceanography Text Invitation To Oceanography, Seventh Edition Provides A Modern, Comprehensive, And Student-Friendly Introduction To The Field. Its Content Spans The Four Major Divisions Of Ocean Science--Geology, Chemistry, Physics, And Biology--While Maintaining The Conversational Voice For Which It Is Acclaimed. The Seventh Edition Has Been Updated To Include New Sophisticated Graphics Throughout And Contains New Content On Global And Climate Change, Superstorm/Hurricane Sandy, The Tsunami In Japan, As Well As Numerous Updated And Expanded Feature Boxes. This Invaluable Resource Has Also Been Revised To Offer More Clinical And Practical Applications And Answers Such Questions As, What Techniques Do Oceanographers Use In The Field? Invitation To Oceanography, Seventh Edition Is The Ideal Text For Students Diving Into The Depths Of The World's Oceans. Every New Printed Copy Includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access. Whether An Online, Hybrid, Or Traditional Classroom-Based Course, Navigate 2 Advantage Access Delivers Unbeatable Value To Students. At No Additional Cost, Navigate 2 Advantage Access Provides Admission To Mobile-Ready Course Materials. Navigate 2 Advantage Access Offers A Fully Hosted And Supported Online Learning Solution. It Is Also Available For Deployment In All Third-Party Learning Management Systems, Such As Blackboard And Desire2learn.

Genres: Science, School, Textbooks

662 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 1997

Reviews

[Imogen Osinibi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly accessible to people who know little about the subject and very easy to read which is rare for a textbook. Proving very useful and similar to the content I’m learning in my module which is brilliant. Also has lots of useful anecdotes and comparisons to make you understand the content easier. I find it funny though that it uses the word “apparently” so often like “apparently, this happens”.

[Daniel Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent introduction to oceanography. It provides easy-to-read explanations of major areas of study from waves and seawater chemistry to ocean biology. It does a great job of bringing current/recent events into the story. There are a few tables that I’d like to see updated - for example, the ranking of sources of hydrocarbon pollutants is from a study from 1980. I think it’s likely some things have changed since then.

[Sidney Hartley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent text book. Anyone living near the ocean should read this book, or take an Oceanography class.

[Jane Francis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of pictures, last half of book is better than the first (explanations become clearer and more thorough). Overall, not bad.