Pathways to Astronomy (Fourth Edition)

Synopsis

Created by two veteran teachers of astronomy, both recipients of outstanding teaching awards, Pathways breaks down introductory astronomy into its component parts. The huge and fascinating field of astronomy is divided into 86 Units from which you can selectively choose topics according to your interests, while maintaining a natural flow of presentation. One of the frustrations created by other current astronomy textbooks is that each chapter covers such a wide array of topics that it is difficult for students to absorb the large amount of material, and the texts are wed to such a specific order of presentation that it is difficult for the professor to link the chapter readings and review questions to his or her own particular approach to teaching the subject.

Whether you are learning astronomy for the first time or teaching it for the tenth, Pathways offers greater flexibility for exploring astronomy in the way you want to. The Unit structure allows the new learner and the veteran professor to relate the text more clearly to college lectures. Each Unit is small enough to be easily tackled on its own or read as an adjunct to the classroom lecture. For the faculty member who is designing a course to relate to current events in astronomy or a particular theme, the structure of Pathways makes it easier to assign reading and worked problems that are relevant to each topic. For the student of astronomy, Pathways makes it easier to digest each topic and to clearly relate each Unit to lecture material.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

ISBN-13:

9780073512242

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill Education

Date of Addition:

10/31/18

Copyrighted By:

McGraw-Hill Education

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Textbooks

Submitted By:

170

Proofread By:

170

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