Invitation to Oceanography

by Paul R. Pinet

Thoroughly Updated To Include The Most Recent And Fascinating Discoveries In Oceanography, The Fifth Edition Takes Great Strides To Be The Most Up-To-Date, Comprehensive, And Student-Friendly Resource Available Today. Its Content Continues To Span The Four Major Divisions Of Ocean Science: Geology, Chemistry, Physics And Biology, While Maintaining The Conversational Voice For Which It Is Acclaimed. The Fifth Edition Boasts Many Exciting Updates, Including A New Chapter On Global Climate Change That Educates Students On Global Warming In The 21St Century And Its Likely Impact On Ocean Systems. With New End-Of-Chapter Questions, New Color Photographs And Illustrations, And An Expanded Assortment Of Selected Readings, Invitation To Oceanography Is A Must-Have In Any Marine Science Classroom!

Genres: Science, School, Textbooks

625 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.