| View Larger Image | Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (5th Edition) | Paperbackby Eric Chaisson (Author), Steve McMillan (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Benjamin Cummings | | Edition: | 5th Edition | | Page Count: | 576 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 06, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 75,144th |
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| | Starry Night Pro, Research, Observation, and SkyChart III Projects for Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe
by Steve McMillan (Author), Erin O'Connor (Author), Erik Bodegom (Author)
Observation, Research, Starry NightTM Pro, and SkyChart III Projects (ISBN 0-13-187171-4) This supplement contains chapter-by-chapter observation and research projects authored by Steve McMillan (Drexel University), as well as projects for the Starry NightTM Pro planetarium software by Erin O’Connor (Santa Barbara City College), and projects for the SkyChart III Student Version planetarium software by Erik Bodegom and Sean P. Goe (Portland State University). ...
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| Student Lecture Notebook
by Eric Chaisson (Author), Steve McMillan (Author)
This lecture notebook contains all art, tables, and many photos from A Beginner's Guide to the Universe, 5E, including note taking sections, so that students spend time taking notes during lecture and not redrawing figures.
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Product Description
For one-semester Introduction to Astronomy courses. The authors incorporate three themes in the briefer of their two textbooks; process of science (how we know what we know), the size and scale of the universe as well as the evolution of the universe. A Beginner's Guide emphasizes critical thinking and visualization, and a leading-edge technology program. |
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