Discovering the Universe

Discovering the Universe

Author: Neil F. Comins

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2018-12-21

Total Pages: 2447

ISBN-13: 1319235476

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Combining a student-centered approach with the reliability of a familiar and proven text, Discovering The Universe invites students to follow their curiosity and ask questions about astronomy, through features including What If? questions that explore alternative solar systems and universes and Meet the Discoverer interviews with working scientists throughout the text.


Discovering the Essential Universe

Discovering the Essential Universe

Author: Neil F. Comins

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2008-12-15

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 9781429217972

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Freeman’s briefest, least expensive introductory astronomy text. Discovering the Essential Universe, Fourth Edition (DEU 4e) is designed to help students overcome common misconceptions about astronomy. It provides up-to-date explanations of core concepts in a flexible and student-friendly text, supported by an impressive collection of multimedia resources developed by astronomy education researchers.


Loose-leaf Version for Discovering the Essential Universe

Loose-leaf Version for Discovering the Essential Universe

Author: Neil F. Comins

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2014-12-22

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 1319030203

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Neil Comins’ Discovering the Universe confronts the challenges of the one-term astronomy course by heightening student curiosities about the cosmos, by using the context of astronomy to teach the process of science, and by highlighting common misconceptions and showing students how to think their way past them.


Discovering the Essential Universe

Discovering the Essential Universe

Author: Neil F. Comins

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-01-04

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 1429255196

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Discovering the Universe, Fifth Edition is one of the briefest texts available for an introductory astronomy course, while providing the wide range of factual topics that are the hallmark of the text and are consistent with most course needs. By flipping through the book, readers will find it as rich in celestial images and figures as other textbooks for the same audience. It is a balanced approach to content, depth, and breath, with effective teaching resources. It is also up-to-date, reflecting how our knowledge about the universe is expanding at a phenomenal rate.


Loose-leaf Version for Discovering the Essential Universe

Loose-leaf Version for Discovering the Essential Universe

Author: Neil F. Comins

Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Published: 2014-12-22

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9781464181719

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Neil Comins’ Discovering the Universe confronts the challenges of the one-term astronomy course by heightening student curiosities about the cosmos, by using the context of astronomy to teach the process of science, and by highlighting common misconceptions and showing students how to think their way past them. With its signature combination of vivid writing and spectacular images, the new edition offers new findings, new study help, and an expanded new media/supplements package centered on W.H. Freeman’s breakthrough online course space, LaunchPad.