Cosmic Perspective Media Update
J. Bennett

The Cosmic Perspective , Third Edition Media Update builds on the textbook's long tradition of strong pedagogy and streamlined presentation, while offering a new updated media package that makes it even easier for instructors to use powerful interactive resources in classroom presentations and as part of the grade.Renowned for its up-to-date and expert coverage, this student-friendly text focuses on central ideas and unifying themes to provide a cosmic context. Chapter openers and end-of-chapter summaries expertly steer students through key concepts, helping them stay focused on the core learning goals. The comprehensive media package has been expanded to help students and professors seamlessly integrate the text's superior media into their classroom presentations, homework, and test review. New interactive figures for each chapter help students visualize complex astronomical concepts and an expanded Cosmic Lecture Launcher CD-ROM features even more material for instructors to incorporate into their lectures. A new Electronic Textbook CD-ROM allows students to access their books electronically - the perfect feature for when students are on the go.Big picture approach presents each topic within a cosmic context, creating a framework for understanding by first exploring the underlying themes and then fleshing them out in more detail. Exceptional art program features carefully developed, clear, and imaginative illustrations to help students understand difficult concepts. Comprehensive star charts are included at the end of the book. Focus on the universality of physics and the importance of science helps students see how the phenomena they observe in their own lives are connected to the processes that govern the cosmos. Evolving vision of galaxies and dark matter concentrates on our emerging understanding of galaxy evolution-explaining starbursts, quasars, and intergalactic clouds within context-and how this parallels stellar evolution. A planet-by-planet introduction gives students an overarching picture of the solar system first, and a comparative approach then emphasizes similarities between planets and explores their connecting processes. This combined approach gives students a deeper understanding of our solar system, our world, and prospects for life elsewhere in the universe. End-of-chapter problems include a wide variety of problem types-from group discussion topics through "sensible statements" and more quantitative exercises-to accommodate different learning needs. Enhanced pedagogy helps students navigate their way through the text: Chapter openers combine the chapter table of contents and Learning goals to provide a clear study plan of how to tackle the material.Learning goals are presented as key questions at the start of each chapter to help students focus on the most important concepts ahead.End-of-chapter summaries wrap up the Learning goals with answers to reinforce understanding of key concepts presented in the chapter.Media explorations page at the end of each chapter, provides quick exercises and in-depth projects using the wealth of specially developed on-line and CD-based media supporting this text. Table of Contents makes the text very cohesive and easy to use, including a comprehensive, planet-by-planet introduction to the solar system chapters. Expanded coverage on areas of common misconceptions and recent scientific development including seasons, solar system, astrobiology, and chronological history.

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Wydawnictwo: inne
Data wydania: b.d
Kategoria: Popularnonaukowe
ISBN: 978-0-8053-9201-2
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