{"product_id":"9780470845660","title":"Student Projects in Environmental Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudent Projects in Environmental Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStuart Harrad | Lesley Batty | Miriam Diamond | George Arhonditsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Earth Sciences \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eResearch projects are among the core components of many undergraduate and Masters degrees within environmental science and physical geography, and students  increasingly undertake courses in quantitative research methodology before starting on their own assignment. This one-stop-shop text guides students through their research project from the initial stages of choosing a suitable topic, of conducting the relevant experiments and interpreting the data, through to effective presentation of the results.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a case-study approach to illustrate the range of environmental science topics, with cases supplied by specialists in the field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical worked examples and self-assessment tasks illustrate key statistical and mathematical points so as to keep heavy theory to a minimum\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers software such as Excel, SPSS and mathematical modelling, and includes statistical tables\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Stuart Harrad\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He heads the NERC Network on POPs and has been selected to chair Dioxin 2008, a major conference on Halogenated POPs. He edited \u003ci\u003ePersistent Organic Pollutants: Environmental Behaviour and Pathways of Human Exposure\u003c\/i\u003e published by Kluwer in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesley Batty\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eStudent Projects in Environmental Science\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiriam Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eStudent Projects in Environmental Science\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Arhonditsis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eStudent Projects in Environmental Science\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 June 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470845660\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314341048460,"sku":"9780470845660","price":55.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470845660_e94eb8a6-a0d6-489d-96f7-79af2908748e.jpg?v=1780194565","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470845660","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}