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Energy : its use and the environment / Roger A. Hinrichs, Merlin Kleinbach.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Australia : Cengage, 2013Edition: Fifth editionDescription: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • cartographic image
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781111990831
  • 1111990832
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.79 23
LOC classification:
  • TJ163.9
Contents:
Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone depletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds Course reserves
Two Hour Reserve Two Hour Reserve Karen H. Huntsman Library Items Available at the Front Desk 333.79 H594e 1 Available 38060007515919

Life in the Universe Spring Semester

Total holds: 0

Previous edition: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Energy mechanics -- Conservation of energy -- Heat and work -- Home energy conservation and heat-transfer control -- Solar energy : characteristics and heating -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Air pollution and energy use -- Global warming, ozone depletion, and waste heat -- Electricity : circuits and superconductors -- Electromagnetism and the generation of electricity -- Electricity from solar, wind, and hydro -- The building blocks of matter : the atom and its nucleus -- Nuclear power : fission -- Effects and uses of radiation -- Future energy alternatives : fusion -- Biomass : from plants to garbage -- Tapping the Earth's heat : geothermal energy -- A national and personal commitment.

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