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The Physics of Energy
The Physics of Energy provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the scientific principles governing energy sources, uses, and systems. This definitive textbook traces the flow of energy from sources such as solar power, nuclear power, wind power, water power, and fossil fuels through its transformation in devices such as heat engines and electrical generators, to its uses including transportation, heating, cooling, and other applications. The flow of energy through the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, and systems issues including storage, electric grids, and efficiency and conservation are presented in a scientific context along with topics such as radiation from nuclear power and climate change from the use of fossil fuels. Students, scientists, engineers, energy industry professionals, and concerned citizens with some mathematical and scientific background who wish to understand energy systems and issues quantitatively will find this textbook of great interest.
894 pages, Hardcover
Published February 12, 2018
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June 11, 2022
An excellent college physics textbook that goes the extra mile on explaining how energy is generated, used, conserved, and transmitted. The book gives a very good physics/engineering overview of how to think about power generation today as well as world climate.
It has a nice selection of problems, though I would often disagree with the subjective difficulty assigned to them. In any case, this is probably not a book you will just read straight through. As a chapter by chapter book, it covers the basics extremely well and gives a great taste of more complicated and realistic scenarios, which is a difficult balancing act. The book also has a great number of references and suggested reading, which is appreciated.
It has a nice selection of problems, though I would often disagree with the subjective difficulty assigned to them. In any case, this is probably not a book you will just read straight through. As a chapter by chapter book, it covers the basics extremely well and gives a great taste of more complicated and realistic scenarios, which is a difficult balancing act. The book also has a great number of references and suggested reading, which is appreciated.
September 25, 2020
Not an easy read
This is a very comprehensive review of the physics of energy. It is not a pop science book. It’s not a political book. It’s real live physics and requires a deep background in physics and mathematics to really benefit. It’s a hard read. Probably more useful in accompanying a course, rather than just reading it for personal enrichment.
This is a very comprehensive review of the physics of energy. It is not a pop science book. It’s not a political book. It’s real live physics and requires a deep background in physics and mathematics to really benefit. It’s a hard read. Probably more useful in accompanying a course, rather than just reading it for personal enrichment.
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