With this newly revised 9th edition of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, Mike Seeds' goal is to help students use astronomy to understand science and use science to understand what we are. Fascinating and engaging, this text illustrates the scientific method and guides students to answer these fundamental questions: "What are we?" and "How do we know?" In discussing the interplay between evidence and hypothesis, Seeds provides not just facts, but a conceptual framework for understanding the logic of science. The book vividly conveys his love of astronomy, and illustrates how students can comprehend their place in the universe by grasping a small set of physical laws. Crafting a story about astronomy, Mike shows students how to ask questions to gradually puzzle out the beautiful secrets of the physical world. Mathematics is incorporated into the text (and in separate sections for easy reference), but the book's arguments do not depend on mathematical reasoning, keeping even math-averse students engaged. The revision addresses new developments in astrophysics and cosmology, plus the latest discoveries, including evidence of a new world beyond Pluto and new evidence of dark energy and the acceleration of the universe. Students are also provided with an online assessment tool, called AceAstronomy. Designed specifically to help students prepare for tests and exams, AceAstronomy improves conceptual understanding by providing a personalized learning plan based on a pre-test diagnostic.

Foundations of Astronomy (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

Science & Math

Seeds, Michael A.

Astronomy & Space Science

Brooks/Cole

With this newly revised tenth edition of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, author Mike Seeds' goal is to help you use astronomy to understand science--and use science to understand what we are. Fascinating and engaging, this text will help you answer two fundamental questions: What are we? How do we know? This edition addresses the newest developments and latest discoveries in the exciting study of astronomy, including new data on Jupiter's ring system; new observations of the shapes of stars; new evidence of dark energy, quasars, and galaxy collisions; and a look inside supernova explosions. And for students looking for an interactive alternative to the print text, the FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY Online Version is the ideal solution. The Online Version gives you Web-based access to a digital version of Michael A. Seeds' best-selling astronomy textbook. If your instructor is using the Enhanced WebAssign online homework management system, the Online Version includes access to your homework assignm

Foundations of Astronomy (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)

Cengage Learning

What is our place in the universe? Mike Seeds takes students on the journey to learning how we know what we know about the universe. Seeds enables the student to gain perspective on our planet in relation to the rest of the universe and to understand how a small set of natural processes are responsible for a wide variety of phenomena and a diverse assortment of objects. This text will help students piece together the process of science and use the facts the way real scientists use facts, as springboards to understanding. Innovative pedagogy in this edition stimulates critical thinking and is coupled with Seeds' proven success in writing at a level appropriate for students.

Foundations of astronomy

Wadsworth

Wadsworth Pub. Co

1990 Edition. Wadsworth Publishing Company, CA., 642 pages. 3 lbs 12 oz. ( Large Over-sized 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.2 inches Hardcover). Title: Foundations of Astronomy, 1990 Edition by Michael A. Seeds. ISBN#0534127681. Science, Astronomy

This book should be of interest to undergraduates of astronomy for non-science majors.

Foundations of Astronomy 1994

What is our place in the universe? Mike Seeds takes students on the journey to learning how we know what we know about the universe. Seeds enables the student to gain perspective on our planet in relation to the rest of the universe and to understand how a small set of natural processes are responsible for a wide variety of phenomena and a diverse assortment of objects. This text will help students piece together the process of science and use the facts the way real scientists use facts, as springboards to understanding. Innovative pedagogy in this edition stimulates critical thinking and is coupled with Seeds' proven success in writing at a level appropriate for students.

Foundations of Astronomy

Foundations of Astronomy (with CD-ROM)

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Books by Seeds, Michael A.

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Foundations of Astronomy (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

Foundations of Astronomy (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)

Foundations of astronomy

Foundations of astronomy

Foundations of astronomy

Foundations of astronomy

Foundations of astronomy

Foundations of Astronomy 1994

Foundations of Astronomy

Foundations of Astronomy (with CD-ROM)