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KNOWLEDGE FOR GENERATIONS

WILEY - KNOWLEDGE FOR GENERATIONS

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Energy and the Environment, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0-471-73989-0
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384 pages
December 2005
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Chapter 1. Energy Fundamentals, Energy Use in an Industrial Society.

Chapter 2. The Fossil Fuels.

Chapter 3. Heat Engines.

Chapter 4. Renewable Energy Sources I: Solar Energy.

Chapter 5. Renewable Energy Sources II: Alternatives.

Chapter 6. The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Energy.

Chapter 7. Energy Conservation.

Chapter 8. Transportation.

Chapter 9. Air Pollution.

Chapter 10. Global Effects.

Epilogue: Looking Ahead.

Appendix A: Linear Plots, Semilogarithmic Plots, and Exponential Growth.

Appendix B: Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin Temperature Scales.

Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems.

Index.