{"product_id":"energy-and-problems-of-a-technical-society-isbn-9780471573104","title":"Energy and Problems of a Technical Society","description":"This text stresses a quantitative approach with enough real physics and other sciences used to put the topics on a sound basis for students who have had little mathematical or scientific background. It continues to cover the physics of energy and the environment. The goal of the text is to bring an understanding of the technological problems facing our society to the attention of students. This text carefully discusses the impact of our actions on the lifetimes of resources, offering motivation for the reader to become interested in the material. Energy Fundamentals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Energy from Fossil Fuels.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Heat Engines and Electric Power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nuclear Energy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Environmental and Safety Aspects of Nuclear Energy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Uses of Solar Energy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Alternative Sources of Energy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Energy Storage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Energy Conservation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plant and Food Production.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Radiation and Man.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transportation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pollution of the Atmosphere.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Water--The Resource and Its Pollution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Noise.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nuclear Weapons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003eJack J. Kraushaar and Robert A. Ristinen are the authors of Energy and Problems of a Technical Society, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989133181157,"sku":"NP9780471573104","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471573104.jpg?v=1761782930","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/energy-and-problems-of-a-technical-society-isbn-9780471573104","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}