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The text emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and it focuses on the process of scientific discovery, teaching students how we know what we know.
In response to these problems , some astronomers , notably the respected observer Halton Arp and the equally reputable theorist Geoffrey Burbidge , sought an alternative explanation for quasars . Instead of believing that these objects ...
0136155502 Astronomy Today Vol 2, 6/e: Stars and Galaxies includes Part One on foundations (Chapters 1-5); Part Three on stars and stellar evolution (Chapters 16-22); and Part Four on galaxies and cosmology (Chapters 23-28).
This student-friendly text is now even more accessible through robust visual pedagogy via new Cosmic Context two-page illustrations, which walk students through key processes and summarize the major points of each Part, and via updated zoom ...
Life in the UniverseBy Jeffrey O. Bennett
The Second Edition of The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals presents recent dramatic advances in astronomy and how they change our understanding of the cosmos.
Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy 3/e provides a collection of 44 collaborative learning, inquiry-based activities to be used in introductory astronomy courses.
Influenced by astronomy education research, 21st Century Astronomy offers a complete pedagogical and media package that facilitates learning by doing, while the new one-column design makes the Fifth Edition the most accessible introductory ...
For two-semester courses in astronomy. Teaching the Process of Science through Astronomy Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective, Eighth Edition provides a...
Thoroughly updated, the revised edition focuses on the process of scientific discovery and scientific method, making “how we know what we know” a more integral part of the book with attention to clearly and concisely presenting ...