Earth Science

by Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens

For introductory Earth Science courses found in departments of Geology, Geography, or Atmospheric Sciences for students with little or no exposure to college-level science.Earth Science offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The emphasis is on readability, with clear, example-driven explanations refined by over twenty years of instructor and student feedback. The text takes full advantage of the subject's visual appeal. Discussions are reinforced with a superb collection of color photos, along with illustrations by highly respected Earth science illustrator, Dennis Tasa. A tightly integrated media package further extends students' understanding of Earth science.

Genres: Science, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Education, Geology, Earth Sciences, Reference

672 pages, Hardcover

First published June 15, 2011

Reviews

[Brian Turner]

An excellent text book about Earth System Science, covering everything from minerals, erosion, plate tectonics, geologic time, oceans, atmosphere, and even other planets. It's also focused on concepts rather than maths, making it a very accessible book for anyone looking to dig deeper into all aspects of geology and environmental science.

This is a very comprehensive book, running to over 750 pages, all of them lavishly illustrated with diagrams, photos, and maps. The only real criticism is that quite a number of the diagram and page number references in the text hadn't been updated between editions and were wrong.

Overall, a very in-depth and yet accessible introduction to Earth Systems Science, and potentially very rewarding for those really looking to plunge into the subject.

[MiJu ToH]

Libre de texto usado para el primer semestre de Geología en el grado de Ciencias Ambientales de la UNED. La verdad es que es muy completo, bien redactado y como todos los libros destinados para el aprendizaje a distancia, con muchísimos ejemplos y aclaraciones. La única pega que le pongo es que la calidad del papel es un poco mala. Es muy muy fino hasta el punto que no puedes subrayar o escribir con bolígrafos tipo Pilot porque se cala al otro lado y esto en un libro de estudio es un poco incómodo, pero todo es cambiar a lápices de colores.

[Gabriel]

Un libro muy básico para entrar en el mundo de las ciencias de la tierra

[Gregory Willingham]

Outstanding textbook

[Justin M.]

Timeless Masterpiece

[Josh]

i skimmed this

[Denise]

Anyone interested in a free high school level Earth Science book, look up the Kindle download CK-12 Earth Science on Amazon.com. It covers the study of Earth -minerals and energy resources, processes inside and on its surface, its past, water, weather and climate, the environment and human actions, and astronomy.

[Nathanial]

many, many maps and diagrams, full of cut-away landscapes and 3-color schemata, involving lots of arrows and labels

[Leszae]

it is very useful.

[Chris]

Delightful little Geology text.

[Chris Kemp]

If you are in the mood to learn more about earth science from a college-level textbook, this is an excellent one.

[Carlo Mansalay]

it will give me more knowledge to acquire it in the future .