Physics for Geologists - 9780415288040

CRC Press

All geologists need a grasp on basic physics, and in plain language using simple mathematics, this book provides the understanding they need. It discusses a wide range of forces at work in geology against the background of Kepler's and Newton's laws; electromagnetic radiation, atomic structure, and age-dating. Other topics include. electromagnetic radiation, atomic structure and age-dating, heat and heat flow, electricity and magnetism, stress and strain, sea waves, acoustics, and fluids and fluid flow. The book includes basic definitions and dimensions and also some warnings about misunderstanding mathematical statistics, particularly of linear regression analysis, and unenlightened computation. > All geologists need a broad understanding of science to understand the processes they study and analytical techniques. In particular, geology students need to grasp the basic physics behind these processes, which this book provides in plain language and simple mathematics. It gives the .