Exploring Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology - Softcover

Davidson, Jon P.; Reed, Walter E.; Davis, Paul M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130183725 ISBN 13: 9780130183729

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2001

Synopsis

This book's Real-world approach portrays Geology as a science that integrates Physics, Chemistry, and Biology within the context of a process organization that places these fundamental principles within a Geological framework. The unique process-oriented focus helps readers gain a better understanding of how Earth works and how it directly affects their lives. This introductory book uses plate tectonics as a central theme and organizes material around plate boundaries. Topics include geologic time, origin & composition, minerals, rocks, physical principles, deformation, earthquakes, geologic structures, earth's water, weathering, geomorphology, geologic hazards, resources, and more. For physical geologists.

About this title

From the Publisher

Exploring Earth is the first introductory text to take an integrative approach to physical geology within the framework of geologic processes. Students with little or no scientific background will gain more from this approach because it presents the material in a more interesting context. This approach presents the richness of the field of geology in its entirety while making the subject interesting and easier to learn. The text's conventional table of contents is followed by a topical table of contents, to better enable instructors to find all the coverage of a particular topic.

From the Back Cover

By employing plate tectonics as its central and unifying theme, Exploring Earth takes an innovative, integrative, and process-oriented approach in presenting the traditional breadth of physical geology topics.

Exploring Earth features:

• Clear, precise prose that renders understandable even the most complex concepts.
• An exceptional art program developed by the authors.
• Engaging "Focus On" essays that tie the theory to our daily lives.
• Unique student-friendly teaching strategies (Speed Bumps, critical thinking questions, and quantitative questions) that promote understanding over memorization.

Student Resources

Exploring Earth Companion Website (www.prenhall.com/davidson). This innovative on-line study guide is tied chapter-by-chapter to the text and includes:

• Automatically graded, reportable review quizzes
• Short Answer Questions
• Critical Thinking Questions
• Annotated links to the best geology sites on the Web

Student Study Guide
This guide helps to reinforce materials covered in the textbook and includes:

• Introduction
• Objectives
• Key Terms
• Study Questions

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Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130183725
• ISBN 13: 9780130183729
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 549