Astronomy

The Solar System and Beyond

Michael A. Seeds - Collection Brooks/Cole

506 pages, parution le 02/06/2004 (4^eme édition)

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Résumé

Mike Seeds' goal in The Solar System, Fourth Edition (adapted from the newly revised Foundations of Astronomy, Eight Edition) is to help students use astronomy to understand science and use science to understand what we are. Fascinating and engaging, this text illustrates the scientific method and guides students to these fundamental questions: "What are we?" and "How do we know?"

In discussing the interplay between evidence and hypothesis, Seeds provides not just facts, but a conceptual framework for understanding the logic of science. The book vividly conveys his love of astronomy, and illustrates how students can comprehend their place in the universe by grasping a small set of physical laws. Crafting a story about astronomy, Mike shows students how to ask questions to gradually puzzle out the beautiful secrets of the physical world. Mathematics is incorporated into the text (and in separate sections for easy reference), but the book's arguments do not depend on mathematical reasoning, keeping even math-averse students engaged. The revision addresses new developments in astrophysics and cosmology, plus the latest discoveries, from Mars' buried water to the exploration of the Kuiper Belt.

This edition is now fully integrated with a FREE, brand-new student tutorial system. AceAstronomy is Web-based, assessment-driven, and completely flexible, creating a personalized learning plan to help each student focus on key concepts to be mastered. This superior system gives students fun, interactive learning opportunities and a greater chance for success.

L'auteur - Michael A. Seeds

Mike Seeds has served as the John W. Wetzel Professor of Astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College as well as Director of the College's Joseph R. Grundy Observatory. His research interests include peculiar variable stars and the automation of astronomical telescopes. He is the Principal Astronomer in charge of the Phoenix 10, the first fully robotic telescope, located in southern Arizona. In 1989, he received the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. In addition to teaching, writing, and research, Mike has created educational tools for use in computer-smart classrooms and continues to develop his upper-level courses in Archaeoastronomy and in the History of Astronomy. He has also published educational software for preliterate toddlers. Mike was Senior Consultant in the creation of the 26-episode telecourse UNIVERSE: THE INFINITE FRONTIER. He is the author of several introductory astronomy textbooks, including HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE, 8th edition (2004) and FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 8th edition (2005), published by Thomson – Brooks/Cole.

Sommaire

The Astronomer's Sky
- The Scale of the Cosmos
- The View from Earth
- The Origin of Modern Astronomy
- Astronomical Tools
- Atoms and Starlight
The Solar System
- The Origin of the Solar System
- Planet Earth
- The Moon and Mercury: Airless Worlds
- Venus and Mars
- Jupiter and Saturn
- Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
- Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets
The Stars
- The Sun - Our Star
- The Family of Stars
- The formationa nd Structure of Stars
- The Deaths of Stars
- Neutron Stars and Black Holes
The Universe
- The Milky Way Galaxy
- Galaxies
- Galaxies with Active Nuclei
- Cosmology in the 21st Century
Life
- Life on Other Worlds

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Thomson
Auteur(s)	Michael A. Seeds
Collection	Brooks/Cole
Parution	02/06/2004
Édition	4^eme édition
Nb. de pages	506
Format	21,5 x 27,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1065g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780534421113