Difference between revisions of "Earth Science books"

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These '''Earth Science books''' are recommended by [[Art of Problem Solving]] administrators and members of the [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php AoPS Community].
 
These '''Earth Science books''' are recommended by [[Art of Problem Solving]] administrators and members of the [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php AoPS Community].
 
Levels of reading and ability are loosely defined as follows:
 
* Elementary is for elementary school students up through possibly early middle school.
 
* Getting Started is recommended for students grades 6 to 9.
 
* Intermediate is recommended for students grades 9 to 12.
 
* Olympiad is recommended for high school students who are already studying the field at an undergraduate level.
 
* Collegiate is recommended for college and university students.
 
 
More advanced topics are often left with the above levels unassigned.
 
  
  
 
== Books by subject ==
 
== Books by subject ==
 
=== Atmospheric Science ===
 
=== Atmospheric Science ===
==== Elementary ====
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==== Elementary school ====
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1149651692/artofproblems-20 The Little Book of Snowflakes] by Kenneth Libbrecht.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1149651692/artofproblems-20 The Little Book of Snowflakes] by Kenneth Libbrecht.
==== Intermediate ====
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==== High school ====
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471624829/artofproblems-20 Clouds in a Glass of Beer: Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics] by Craig F. Bohren.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471624829/artofproblems-20 Clouds in a Glass of Beer: Simple Experiments in Atmospheric Physics] by Craig F. Bohren.
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=== Geology ===
 
=== Geology ===
==== Getting Started ====
 
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671746979/artofproblems-20 The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to Collecting and Identifying Rocks] by Dougal Dixon.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671746979/artofproblems-20 The Practical Geologist: The Introductory Guide to Collecting and Identifying Rocks] by Dougal Dixon.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195105974/artofproblems-20 Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Parks] by Robert Smith and Lee Siegel.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195105974/artofproblems-20 Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone National Parks] by Robert Smith and Lee Siegel.
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=== Seismology ===
 
=== Seismology ===
==== Intermediate ====
 
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1149652334/artofproblems-20 Earthshaking Science : What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes] by Susan Elizabeth Hough.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1149652334/artofproblems-20 Earthshaking Science : What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes] by Susan Elizabeth Hough.
  
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== General Interest ==
 
== General Interest ==
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262162342/artofproblems-20 Sky in a Bottle] by Peter Pesic.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262162342/artofproblems-20 Sky in a Bottle] by Peter Pesic.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

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