Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier - Hardcover

Fix, John D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072482621 ISBN 13: 9780072482621

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2002

Synopsis

This is a text for an introductory astronomy course. One of the main goals is to provide a broad enough and deep enough background in astronomy so the student will be able to follow current developments in astronomy years after they complete the course. This book presumes that most of its readers ar

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6 New Interactives. Each Interactive (on the OLC and CD)will allow students to manipulate parameters and gain a better understanding of topics such as Blackbody Radiation, The Bohr Model, Retrograde Motion, Cosmology, Solar System Builder and the H-R Diagram by watching the effect of these manipulations.
Online Learning Center
Astronomy ESP
Volumes! Fix is now available in two volumes:
Solar System and Stars and Galaxies to offer even more flexibility!
New formulas and equations, presented as boxed features, so that the math and physics involved in astronomy are not ignored but made accessible through careful explanations and examples.
Worked Examples Boxes
End-of-Text Material
Chapter Introduction
Historical Fact Boxes
PowerWeb - Astronomy

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0072482621
• ISBN 13: 9780072482621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3