With its strong focus on readability and engaging, instructional illustrations, this trusted bestseller returns in a new edition with a bold new look, new contributor Callan Bentley, interactive “ SmartFigures,” and a largely awaited literacy path that facilitates active literacy. Earth An Preface to Physical Geology, 11/ e maintains its largely visual,non-technical check and up-to- date content of foundational physical geology principles. The authors’ emphasis on currency and applicability includes the rearmost thinking in the field, particularly in the dynamic area of plate tectonics.
Features
Art that teaches and motivates includes high- quality photos and line art that were precisely named to prop understanding, add literalism, and heighten pupil interest. The art program is the work of Dennis Tasa, a blessed artist and admired geological illustrator.
Strong Readability is achieved through the book's straightforward language, written to be understood. Clear, readable conversations with a minimum of specialized language are the rule.
Focus on Basic Principles is stronger than ever with the Eleventh Edition, fostering pupil understanding of introductory principles while also addressing topical issues.
Inflexibility is achieved through the earth: an introduction to physical geology (11th edition) adaptable association meeting the requirements and solicitations of the educator. Realizing the broad diversity of introductory courses in both content and approach, we've designed each chapter to be as tone- contained as possible so that material may be tutored in a different sequence according the preference of the educator.
New to This Edition
Four- part literacy path facilitates active literacy, allowing scholars to concentrate on important ideas and pause to assess their progress at frequent intervals
Focus on Generalities — Learning objects for each chapter
Concept Checks — Questions linked to the textbook’s literacy objects
Give It Some Allowed — Questions that ask scholars to dissect, synthesize, and suppose critically suppose about geology
Generalities In Review — In this new approach to End-of- Chapter content, the authors break down the chapter by reviewing each Focus On Concept (Learning Objectives) collectively. Furnishing compendiums with a veritably structured and visual review.
NEW! Bold magazine-suchlike design supporting the literacy path is visually charming and provides an effective show for the program’s largely reputed artwork by Dennis Tasa.
Lower, more manageable content modules in each chapter make crucial generalities more accessible than ever.
NEW! SmartFigures are vids that digitally walk scholars through crucial chapter illustrations and are penetrated in the published textbook via scannable QR canons. Scholars can also pierce SmartFigures from the Study Area in MasteringGeology ™.
NEW! GEOgraphics are contemporary, compelling visual representations that present complex information at a regard, simplifying scholars’ capability to synthesize and recall information.
NEW! Eye on the Earth point engages scholars with active literacy tasks, asking them to perform critical thinking and visual analysis tasks to dissect data and make prognostications.
About the Author (s)
Fred Lutgens and Ed Tarbuck have been good musketeers and associates since 1970. Between them, they've further than 57 times of experience tutoring geology to undergraduates, and both have been honored with awards as excellent and inspiring professors. They partake a special interest in introducing geology to beginning scholars and a belief in the value of field gests for scholars of all situations.
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