Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier

This is a text for an introductory astronomy course. One of the main goals is to provide a background to astronomy with enough depth and breadth to enable students to follow current developments in astronomy after they complete the course. The book presumes that most of its readers are not science majors and that they probably have not had a college-level science or mathematics course. It provides a complete description of current astronomical knowledge, neither at an extreme technical level nor at a level that fails to communicate the quantitative nature of physical science. The historical development of astronomy is emphasized to show that astronomy, like other sciences, advances through the efforts of many scientists, and to show how present ideas have been developed. Each of the six interactives will allow students to manipulate parameters and gain a better understanding of topics such as blackbody radiation, the Bohr Model, retrograde motion, cosmology, solar system builder and the H-R Diagram. The CD-ROM, organized by topic, provides students with animations and movies, additional essays, help with maths problems, flashcards and crossword puzzles.

Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier with Essential Study Partner CD-ROM

John D. Fix

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

<p>This is a text for an introductory astronomy course. One of the main goals is to provide a broad enough and deep enough background in astronomy so the student will be able to follow current developments in astronomy years after they complete the course. This book presumes that most of its readers are not science majors and that they probably have not had a college-level science or mathematics course. The book provides a complete description of contemporary astronomical knowledge, neither at an extreme technical level nor at a level that fails to communicate the quantitative nature of physical science. Finally, the historical development of astronomy is emphasized to show that astronomy, like other sciences, advances through the efforts of many scientists, and to show how present ideas have been developed.</p>

Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier 2001 Update with CD-Rom and Powerweb

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

McGraw–Hill Education

<p>This is a text for an introductory astronomy course. One of the main goals is to give a broad and deep enough background in astronomy so that students will be able to follow current developments in the subject years after they complete the course. This book presumes that most of its readers are not science majors and that they probably have not had a college-level science or mathematics course. It gives a complete description of current astronomical knowledge, although not at an extreme technical level nor in a way that fails to communicate the quantitative nature of physical science. Finally, the historical development of astronomy is emphasized to show that astronomy, like other sciences, advances through the efforts of many scientists, and to show how present ideas have been developed. - The book includes up-to-date results for the Mars Global Surveyor, with discussion of distant supernovas and the cosmological constant. - The free CD-ROM takes students further into the information they need to know: quizzing and animations lead the way to understanding. - New formulas and equations are presented as boxed features, so that the maths and physics involved are not ignored but made accessible through careful explanations and examples.</p>

Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)

"I wrote this book as a text for an introductory course in astronomy for college students. I have taught such courses for many years at the University of Iowa and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. One of my main goals in those courses and in this book is to provide my students with a broad enough, deep enough background in astronomy that they will be able to follow current developments years after they finish my course. This book is current with regard to recent developments..." John D. Fix, author.

Astronomy Volume II: Stars & Galaxies

McGraw=Hill

Astronomy: Journey to Cosmic Frontier (Solar System, Vol. 1)

Astronomy (Journey to the Cosmic Frontier w/Starry Night Pro CD, Volume 2)

McGraw-Hill Custom Publishing

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