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Environmental Science for a Changing World (2nd Edition) - eBook

Environmental Science for a Changing World (2nd Edition) – eBook

eBook Details

  • Authors: Susan Karr, Jeneen Interlandi, Anne Houtman
  • File Size: 123 MB
  • Format: PDF
  • Length: 592 pages
  • Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 2nd edition
  • Publication Date: March 12, 2015
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00ULP5ELE
  • ISBN-10: 1464162204
  • ISBN-13: 9781464162206

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About The Author

Anne Houtman

Anne Houtman

Dr. Anne Houtman is Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where she is also a full professor of biology. She has over twenty years of experience teaching non-biology majors at a variety of public and private institutions, which gives Anne a broad perspective of the education landscape. She is strongly committed to evidence-based, experiential education and has been an active participant in the national dialogue on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education for over twenty years. Dr. Houtmans research interests are in the ecology and evolution of hummingbirds. Anne grew up in Hawaii, received her doctorate in zoology from the University of Oxford, and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto.

Jeneen Interlandi

Susan Karr

Following real people and real science, Environmental Science for a Changing World 2nd edition (PDF) provides a unique context for showing college students how science works and how to think critically about environmental issues. Chapters don’t just include interesting stories — every chapter is an example of science journalism at its best, combining Scientific American-layout, style writing, and graphics to tell one compelling story that exemplifies important issues and concepts. This approach has proven to so effective, that instructors using the ebook report a dramatic increase in the number of their students who read the assignments and come to class ready to participate.

This updated new second edition features updated scientific coverage, new stories, and enhanced Infographics—the textbook’s signature visual study tool that combines step-by-step callouts, memorable images, and now, questions that foster scientific literacy.

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