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Astronomy Today

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By (author): Eric Chaisson Steve McMillan

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed.
For courses in Introductory Astronomy.

 

Connects introductory astronomy to a broad understanding of the universe

In this Ninth Edition of Astronomy Today, authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan communicate their excitement about astronomy, combining up-to-date science with insightful pedagogy. The text emphasizes visualization, focusing on the process of scientific discovery in order to teach readers how we know what we know. Updated features in the 9th Edition, Big Pictures and Big Questions, help readers connect the content of each chapter with a broader understanding of the universe while piquing interest in current research. New features within Mastering  Astronomy bring these features together and allow readers to interact with astronomy outside of the classroom. The 9th Edition has also been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect recent discoveries in the field of astronomy.


Also available with Mastering Astronomy

Mastering  Astronomy is the leading online homework, tutorial, and assessment system, designed to improve results by engaging students with powerful, interactive content. Instructors ensure students arrive ready to learn by assigning new Interactive pre-lecture videos that give students exposure to key concepts before class and open classroom time for active learning or deeper discussions of topics. With Learning Catalytics instructors can expand on key concepts and encourage student engagement during lecture through questions answered individually or in pairs and groups. Students further master concepts through book-specific Mastering Astronomy assignments, which provide hints and answer-specific feedback that build problem-solving skills.  Mastering Astronomy now features Virtual Astronomy Labs, providing assignable online laboratory activities that use Stellarium and Interactive Figures.


Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering  Astronomy does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Astronomy, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

 

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  • 0321901673 / 9780321901675 Astronomy Today
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Product Details
  • Weight: 1710g
  • Dimensions: 221 x 279mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Mar 2017
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780134450278

About Eric ChaissonSteve McMillan

Eric Chaisson holds a Doctorate in Astrophysics from Harvard University where he spent 10 years on the faculty of Arts and Sciences. For more than two decades thereafter he served on the senior science staff at the Space Telescope Science Institute and held various professorships at Johns Hopkins and Tufts universities. He is now back at Harvard where he teaches and conducts research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Eric has written 12 books on astronomy and has published nearly 200 scientific papers in professional journals.   Steve McMillan holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University and a Doctorate in Astronomy from Harvard University. He held postdoctoral positions at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University where he continued his research in theoretical astrophysics star clusters and high-performance computing. Steve is currently Distinguished Professor of Physics at Drexel University and a frequent visiting researcher at Princetons Institute for Advanced Study and Leiden University. He has published more than 100 articles and scientific papers in professional journals.   Emily L. Rice College of Staten Island City University of New York Emily holds bachelors degrees in physics and astronomy and German from the University of Pittsburgh and a masters degree and doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics from UCLA. After completing her Ph.D. she held a postdoctoral position at the American Museum of Natural History where she is still a resident research associate. Emily is currently Assistant Professor at the College of Staten Island and doctoral faculty in physics at the Graduate Center both part of the City University of New York. In addition to her research on low-mass stars brown dwarfs and exoplanets as co-PI of the Brown Dwarfs in New York City (BDNYC) group she is the co-author of Astronomy Labs: A Concept Oriented Approach and co-founder of the astronomy fashion blog STARtorialist.

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