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PHYS 1080: ENERGY USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Updated Edition

PHYSICS 1080

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Front Matter Title Page - Imprint - Dedication - Introduction - Contents - Illustrations - Foreword - Acknowledgements - Preface - About the Author
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Issues
Chapter 3 - History
Chapter 4 - The Carbon Cycle
Chapter 5 - Energy, Temperature, Entropy, and Light
Chapter 6 - The Greenhouse Effect
Chapter 7 - Sun, Water, and Weather
Chapter 8 - Modeling
Chapter 9 - Human Involvement, the Separation of Variables, and the IPAT Identity
Chapter 10 - Fossil Fuels
Chapter 11 - Alternative Energy Sources
Chapter 12 - The Economic Balance
Chapter 13 - Politics: Global Issues, Local Decisions
Chapter 14 - What Can I Do, and What Can I Learn from Doing It?
Chapter 15 - Early Signs
Chapter 16 - The Future, the Past, and the Just World Hypothesis
End Matter Notes - Appendices - Further Reading - Index