21st Century Astronomy by Laura Kay
Informed by astronomy education research, the Sixth Edition reflects an emphasis on learning by doing. This emphasis is reinforced through thoughtful pedagogy and an innovative teaching and learning package. Students get to interact with astronomy while instructors receive the resources they need to incorporate active learning into the classroom.
Blumenthal, George: - George Blumenthal is the director of the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley. From 2006 to 2019 he was chancellor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He joined the UC Santa Cruz faculty as a professor of astronomy and astrophysics in 1972. Chancellor Blumenthal received his BS degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his PhD in physics from the University of California, San Diego. As a theoretical astrophysicist, Blumenthal's research encompasses several broad areas, including the nature of the dark matter that constitutes most of the mass in the universe, the origin of galaxies and other large structures in the universe, the earliest moments in the universe, astrophysical radiation processes, and the structure of active galactic nuclei such as quasars.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393675528 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393675521 |
| Title | 21st Century Astronomy |
| Author | Laura Kay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Year published | 2019-07-01 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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