ABSTRACT

Science for Geography and Environment introduces students (and academics who need to brush up their knowledge!) to scientific principles in a lively and accessible way, allowing them to proceed through the text at their own pace. The book is structured thematically with a logical development of key topics, all linked by a comprehensive cross-referencing system. Concepts and principles will be grounded in everyday experience and exemplified by reference to geographical/environmental processes. The authors are also testing each stage of the text on their own students, thereby ensuring that student needs are given top priority in the book's development.
 Lively and relevant introduction to those scientific principles necessary to understand key processes occuring within the natural environment.

chapter 1|2 pages

How to use this book

chapter 2|9 pages

Units and measurement

chapter 3|6 pages

Chemical elements

chapter 4|3 pages

Atomic structure

chapter 5|2 pages

Ions and ionization

chapter 6|2 pages

Molecules and compounds

chapter 7|4 pages

The configuration of electrons

chapter 8|5 pages

Linking atoms: chemical bonding

chapter 9|3 pages

Chemical substances: values and amounts

chapter 10|4 pages

Chemical reactions

chapter 12|9 pages

Acids and bases

chapter 14|6 pages

Oxidation, reduction and redox reactions

chapter 15|6 pages

Families of elements the periodic table

chapter 16|9 pages

Organic chemistry

chapter 17|4 pages

Physics in words

chapter 18|3 pages

An introduction to matter

chapter 19|4 pages

Changes of state

chapter 20|4 pages

Heat and heat transfer

chapter 21|6 pages

Mechanics

chapter 22|9 pages

Electromagnetic radiation

chapter 23|5 pages

Electricity and magnetism

chapter 24|7 pages

Radioactivity

chapter 25|5 pages

Using isotopes in environmental study

chapter 26|8 pages

Working with numbers

chapter 27|4 pages

Use of data and graphs

chapter 28|15 pages

The fundamentals of energy

chapter 29|22 pages

A closer look at matter

chapter 30|6 pages

Waves

chapter 31|3 pages

Life

chapter 32|18 pages

Life's chemistry

chapter 33|3 pages

Enzymes

chapter 34|10 pages

Energy and Life

chapter 35|3 pages

Chemical equilibria

chapter 38|10 pages

Silicate minerals: structure and formation

chapter 41|12 pages

The physical properties of water

chapter 42|21 pages

The chemistry of water

chapter 43|6 pages

Profiles of the Earth