Voyages Through the Universe by David Morrison

Voyages Through the Universe by David Morrison

VOYAGES THROUGH THE UNIVERSE provides students and professors with the ideal combination of authors and experience. It is written by an award-winning astronomy educator (Fraknoi) and two distinguished research scientists (Morrison at NASA and Wolff at NOAO). This author team combines the latest science with classroom-tested teaching strategies and a student-friendly approach. Through unique group activities and a focus on astronomy as a human endeavor, the authors engage and involve students, helping them both understand and enjoy astronomy. The market-leading technology package includes access to InfoTrac(R)College Edition (free!) and TheSky(t) Student Edition CD-ROM (free!), as well as an optional package with the RedShift(t) College Edition CD-ROM (including animations) along with an accompanying workbook.

Preface for the StudentPreface for the Instructor. Prologue: Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour. 1. Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy. 2. Orbits and Gravity. 3. Earth, Moon, and Sky. 4. Radiation and Spectra. 5. Astronomical Instruments. 6. Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System. 7. Earth as a Planet. 8. Cratered Worlds: The Moon and Mercury. 9. Earth-like Planets: Venus and Mars. 10. The Giant Planets. 11. Rings, Moons, and Pluto. 12. Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System. 13. Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System. 14. The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star. 15. The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse. 16. Analyzing Starlight. 17. The Stars: A Celestial Census. 18. Celestial Distances. 19. Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space. 20. The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets Outside the Solar System. 21. Stars: From Adolescence to Old Age. 22. The Death of Stars. 23. Black Holes and Curved Spacetime. 24. The Milky Way Galaxy. 25. Galaxies. 26. Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Giant Black Holes. Interlude: The Mystery of the Gamma-Ray Bursts. 27.The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies. 28. The Big Bang. 29. Life in the Universe. Apendices: 1. Astronomy on the World Wide Web. 2. Sources of Astronomical Information. 3. Glossary. 4. Powers-of-Ten Notation. 5. Units Used in Science. 6. Some Useful Constants for Astronomy. 7. Data for the Planets. 8. Selected Satellites of the Planets. 9. Upcoming (Total) Eclipses. 10. The Nearest Stars. 11. The Brightest Stars. 12. The Brightest Members of the Local Group of Galaxies. 13. The Chemical Elements. 14. The Constellations. 15. The Messier Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters. Index. Star Maps.

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ISBN 13	9780534409050
ISBN 10	0534409059
Title	Voyages Through the Universe
Author	David Morrison
Series	Available Titles Cengagenow Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Multiple-component retail product
Publisher	Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published	2003-07-28
Number of pages	728
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