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For introductory meteorology courses.
This package includes MasteringMeteorology ™.
Providing the perfect storm of rich media and active learning tools.
The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology remains the definitive introductory meteorology text, reinforcing basic concepts with everyday, easy-to-grasp examples. This revision retains the hallmark features professors have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgens: a friendly, largely non-technical narrative, timely coverage of recent atmospheric events, and carefully crafted artwork by leading science illustrator Dennis Tasa.
The Thirteenth Edition nowincorporates a new active-learning approach, integrated mobile media, and MasteringMeteorology, the most complete, easy-to-use, engaging tutorial and assessment tool available.This edition also extends its coverage of global climate change with dedicated climate change features in each chapter, coverage of the IPCC 5th Assessment report, and an inquiry-based approach in updated Student Sometimes Ask features with interesting facts that strengthen the connection between students and the content.
Personalize learning with MasteringMeteorology.
MasteringMeteorology is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to improve results by helping students quickly master concepts. Students benefit from self-paced activities that feature immediate wrong-answer feedback and hints that emulate the office-hour experience to help keep students on track. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.
Fred Lutgens received his B.S. and M.S. from Illinois State University. Ed Tarbuck receivedhis B.S. from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and his M.A. from Indiana University. Bothare professors emeriti from Illinois Central College. They have been good friends andcolleagues since 1970. Between them, they have more than 60 years of experience teaching geoscience toundergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiringprofessors. Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science, in 1976. That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now in its14th edition. In 1983, as the first edition of Earth was being prepared, renownedgeoscience illustrator Dennis Tasa joined the author team. Since then the three havecollaborated on more than 30 projects as the dominant author team franchise in thephysical geosciences.
