1st Edition

Applied Natural Science Environmental Issues and Global Perspectives

By Mark D. Goldfein, Alexey V. Ivanov Copyright 2016
458 Pages 132 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

458 Pages 132 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

458 Pages 132 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

Applied Natural Science: Environmental Issues and Global Perspectives provides the reader with a complete insight into the natural-scientific pattern of the world, covering the most important historical stages of the development of various areas of science, methods of natural-scientific research, general scientific and philosophical concepts, and the fundamental laws of nature. The book... Read more

Introduction. Interrelationship Between Natural-Scientific Knowledge and Human Knowledge. Some General Trends in the Development of Modern Natural Sciences. Role of Mathematics on Solving Scientific and Practical Tasks of Modern Natural Sciences.The Application of Thermodynamics to the Open Systems. Global Problems in the Biospheric Studies. Phenomenon of the Logistic Equation as a Basic Model for Describing Global Processes in Society. Theory and Practices of Organic Paramagnetics. Problems of Environmental Pollution with Polymers. Polymers and Human Environment. Index.

Biography

Mark D. Goldfein, PhD, DSc, is currently head of the Chair of Environmental Protection and Life Safety, Biological Faculty, Saratov State University (SSU) in Saratov, Russia. He has authored more than 300 educational and research papers and several textbooks and monographs in the field of chemical physics, the physic-chemistry of polymers, ecology, environmental protection, and life safety. He also holds 20 patents. He studied at Saratov State University (SSU) named after N.G. Chernyshevsky.





Alexey V. Ivanov, PhD, is currently a professor and dean of the Faculty of Ecology and Service at Saratov State Technical University in Saratov, Russia. He has authored over 300 scientific papers, 20 monographs, and 15 textbooks in the field of geology, ecology, paleontology, and global processes in nature and society. He graduated from Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky with a PhD in geology and mineralogy.