The Cosmic Perspective Media Update

Jeffrey Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit

748 pages, parution le 16/09/2004 (3^eme édition)

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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.

Sommaire

I. DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE
- Our Place in the Universe
- Discovering the Universe for Yourself
- The Science of Astronomy
- Celestial Timekeeping and Navigation
II. KEY CONCEPTS FOR ASTRONOMY
- A Universe of Matter and Energy
- Universal Motion
- Light: The Cosmic Messenger
- Telescopes: Portals of Discovery
III. LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDS
- Our Solar System: An Introduction and Overview
- Formation of the Solar System
- Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds.
- Planetary Atmospheres: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
- Jovian Planet Systems
- Remnants of Rock and Ice: Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto
- Planet Earth and Its Lessons on Life in the Universe
IV. A DEEPER LOOK AT NATURE
- Space and Time
- Spacetime and Gravity
- Building Blocks of the Universe
V. STELLAR ALCHEMY
- Our Star
- Stars
- Star Stuff
- The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard
VI. GALAXIES AND BEYOND
- Our Galaxy
- Galaxies: From Here to the Horizon
- Galaxy Evolution
- Dark Matter and the Fate of the Universe
- The Beginning of Time
- Life in the Universe
- Appendix A: A Few Mathematical Skills
- Appendix B: The Periodic Table of the Elements
- Appendix C: Planetary Data
- Appendix D: Stellar Data
- Appendix E: Constants
- Appendix F: Key Equations

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Addison Wesley
Auteur(s)	Jeffrey Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Parution	16/09/2004
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	748
Format	21,5 x 27,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1847g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780805392012