01929cam a2200385 a 4500001000800000005001700008006001900025007001500044008004100059010001700100020003600117020002700153020002700180020002700207020002700234020002700261035002500288035001700313040002100330050002300351082001500374100002100389245004500410260004800455300008200503504005100585520055900636533015201195650001801347650002401365650002101389655002901410710001701439856008701456944482920170105102353.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||110425s2011    njuabdf sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011017534  z9780470647806 (acid-free paper)  z9781118044582 (e-book)  z9781118044599 (e-book)  z9781118048313 (e-book)  z9781118048320 (e-book)  z9781118044575 (e-book)  a(CaPaEBR)ebr10494662  a(NNC)9444829  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR14aTJ811b.C54 2011eb04a621.472231 aChen, C. Julian.10aPhysics of solar energycC. Julian Chen.  aHoboken, N.J. :bJohn Wiley & Sons,cc2011.  axxvi, 326 p., [15] p. of plates :bill. (some col.), maps (some col.)c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"This book covers the fundamental physics of the most abundant energy resource available to human society--solar energy. Similar to other technologies, the first step to achieving success is to have a firm understanding of the basic science of solar energy and its use. The subject matter of this text is designed to give the reader this solid footing, which will be the basis of research and the development of new solar engineering technologies. Homework problems and exercises to reinforce the contents along with a solutions manual for instructors"--  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aSolar energy. 0aEnergy development. 0aSolar radiation. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio9444829zClick here for full text.