Essentials of Oceanography

Fantastic, easy-to-understand book jam-packed with photos and illustrations to bring concepts to life for people like myself who aren't science-minded at all. The author speaks in layman's terms and uses a lot of analogies that work perfectly. Some of my college texts are so hard to understand that I don't even bother trying to read them after a few pages in. This book, however, made me feel extremely able to understand concepts and also extremely able to retain them. A+ for Garrison's oceanography book.

The book was organized well, easy to read and contained a lot of interesting information. A great intro to Oceanography text. I used it in a short-term telecourse and it was invaluable.

Let me say right away that this book is rather abbreviated. If you really are intently interested in oceanography, try Garrison's full text. But this Essentials text will convey enough of the field to let you decide if oceanography is a pursuit for you. The treatment is roughly at a freshman level in university, or perhaps for an advanced high school course. Some prior knowledge of chemisty and physics is assumed, in order for there to be any intelligent discussion of many aspects of oceanography. The text also is well illustrated. The subject is one that readily lends itself to many photogenic shots. While this may sound frivolous to some, to others it has always been one of the attractions of oceanography. There are indeed some lovely photos scattered through the book.

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