Revised and updated, this basic text introduces non-science majors to the physical, chemical, geological and biological aspects of oceanic sciences. This seventh edition ...

Students learn the basics of oceanography, as well as essential information about the physiographic setting of the oceans, structure of the earth, plate tectonic paradigm ...

"An Introduction to the World's Oceans, Ninth Edition, is an introductory oceanography text intended for students without a background in mathematics, chemistry, physics ...