Energy, Environment, and Sustainability 2nd edition

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• Chapter 1: Introduction to Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
  • 1.1: Basic Human Needs
  • 1.2: Energy
  • 1.3: Environment
  • 1.4: Sustainability
  • 1: Problems
  • 1: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 2: Fundamental Dimensions and Systems of Units
  • 2.1: Fundamental Dimensions and Units
  • 2.2: Systems of Units
  • 2.3: Dimensional Homogeneity and Unit Conversion
  • 2.4: Components and Systems
  • 2: Problems
  • 2: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 3: Evidence-Based Data Analysis
  • 3.1: Evidence-Based Analysis
  • 3.2: Linear Models
  • 3.3: Probability and Statistics
  • 3.4: Statistics—Basic Ideas
  • 3.5: Frequency Distribution
  • 3.6: Mean, Median, and Standard Deviation
  • 3.7: Normal Distribution
  • 3: Problems
  • 3: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 4: Electronic Spreadsheets
  • 4.1: Microsoft Excel Basics
  • 4.2: Excel Functions
  • 4.3: Plotting with Excel
  • 4: Problems
  • 4: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 5: Energy and Power
  • 5.1: Energy and Work
  • 5.2: Forms of Energy
  • 5.3: Difference Between Energy and Power
  • 5.4: Energy Content (Heating Values) of Fuels
  • 5: Problems
  • 5: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 6: Electricity
  • 6.1: Current, Voltage, and Electric Power—Basic Concepts
  • 6.2: Residential Power Distribution and Consumption
  • 6.3: Lighting Systems
  • 6.4: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
  • 6: Problems
  • 6: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 7: Thermal Energy: Heat Loss and Gain in Buildings
  • 7.1: Temperature Difference and heat Transfer—Basic Concepts
  • 7.2: Modes of Heat Transfer
  • 7.3: Daylighting
  • 7.4: Degree Days and Energy Estimation
  • 7: Problems
  • 7: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 8: Energy Consumption Rates and Non-Renewable Energy Sources
  • 8.1: World Energy Consumption Rates
  • 8.2: United States Energy Consumption Rates
  • 8.3: Fossil Fuels
  • 8.4: Nuclear Energy
  • 8: Problems
  • 8: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 9: Renewable Energy
  • 9.1: Solar Energy
  • 9.2: Solar Systems
  • 9.3: Wind Energy
  • 9.4: Hydro-Energy
  • 9.5: Biomass
  • 9.6: World Renewable Energy
  • 9: Problems
  • 9: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 10: Air and Air Quality Standards
  • 10.1: Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate
  • 10.2: Outdoor Air Quality Standards in the United States
  • 10.3: Indoor Air Quality Standards in the United States
  • 10.4: Global Air Quality Issues
  • 10: Problems
  • 10: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 11: Water Resources, Consumption Rates, and Quality Standards
  • 11.1: Water—Basic Concepts
  • 11.2: Personal Water Consumption
  • 11.3: Water Consumption in Agriculture, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors
  • 11.4: Drinking Water Standards in the United States
  • 11.5: Global Water Quality Issues
  • 11: Problems
  • 11: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 12: Understanding the Materials We Use in Our Daily Lives
  • 12.1: Earth—Our Home
  • 12.2: The Phases of Matter and Properties of Materials
  • 12.3: Metals
  • 12.4: Plastics, Glass, Composites, and Wood
  • 12.5: Concrete
  • 12: Problems
  • 12: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 13: Municipal and Industrial Waste and Recycling
  • 13.1: Municipal Waste
  • 13.2: Industrial Waste
  • 13.3: Recycling and Composting
  • 13: Problems
  • 13: Chapter Quiz
  
  
• Chapter 14: Sustainability
  • 14.1: How Does One Define Sustainability?
  • 14.2: The Earth Charter
  • 14.3: Key Sustainability Concepts, Assessments, and Tools
  • 14.4: Apply What You Have Learned—Knowledge Is Power
  • 14: Problems
  • 14: Chapter Quiz