(Ebook) Physics by Jim Breithaupt ISBN 9780340869949, 0340869941

(Ebook) Physics by Jim Breithaupt ISBN 9780340869949, 0340869941

This is an analysis of how conditions in the oceanic environment differ from those in the familiar terrestrial world, describing the techniques and ingenuity required to reveal the populations inhabiting the colossal volume of the deep oceans and how its inhabitants have adapted to survive and flourish within it. Many issues of deep sea marine life are covered including: surface phytoplankton's roles; chemosynthesis at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps; reduction of biomass with depth and energy conservation; mechanoreception; chemoreception; vision; animal life styles, seasonability, sex and size; and the unique variety of life in the deep ocean both on the sea floor at in midwater "TEACH YOURSELF PHYSICS offers a comprehensive introduction to physics, covering the main branches of the science and the key ideas that run through the subject. This informative book: introduces you to the key concepts and essential facts ; outlines important recent and past discoveries ; outlines current challenges in physics ; offers a gradual introduction to the mathematical skills required for this branch of science ; offers both questions and answers, and worked examples. The book contains numerous easy-to-follow diagrams to illustrate key points. Essential knowledge and formulae are clearly highlighted to show you what you need to know. The book offers a gradual introduction to the mathematical skills required for the successful study of physics." - publishers description.  Read more... Introduction -- 1. Starting physics -- 2. Science in motion -- 3. Forces in action -- 4. Machines at work -- 5. Thermal physics -- 6. Engines and thermodynamics -- 7. Electricity -- 8. The nature of light -- 9. Materials and molecules -- 10. The age of new physics -- 11. The structure of matter -- 12. Energy from the nucleus -- 13. Journey into space -- 14. A challenging future -- Taking it further -- Answers to numerical questions -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Index