基础宇宙观察The Essential Cosmic Perspective

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The Essential COSMIC PERSPECTIVE  PART I DEVELOPING PERSPECTIVE    1 Our Place in the Universe       Learning Goals        1.1 Our Modern View of the Universe       1.2 The Scale of the Universe        1.3 Spaceship Earth          The Big Picture         Summary of Key Concepts        Exercises and Problems          Review Questions          Does It Make Sense?          Problems         Discussion Questions         Math Help and Exercises         Media Explorations          Basic Astronomical Objects, Units, and Motions          COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: The Meaning of a Light-Year         COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: Confusing Very Different Things     2 Discovering the Universe for Yourself      Learning Goals       2.1 Patterns in the Night Sky       2.2 The Reason for Seasons        2.3 The Moon, Our Constant Companion        2.4 The Ancient Mystery of the Planets          The Big Picture          Summary of Key Concepts         Exercises and Problems        Review Questions         Does It Make Sense?          Problems         Discussion Questions        Media Explorations         COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: The Moon Illusion         COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS:What Makes the North Star Special?         SPECIAL TOPIC: HOW long is a day?         COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: Stars in the Daytime         COMMON M~SCONCEPTmNS: The Cause of Seasons        COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: High Noon        COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: Sun Signs          COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS:Moon in the Daytime and Stars on the Moon         COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: The "Dark Side" of the Moon     3 The Science of Astronomy       Learning Goals       3.1 The Ancient Roots of Science       3.2 Ancient Greek Science        3.3 The Copernican Revolution       3.4 The Nature of Science         The Big Picture          Summary of Key Concepts          Exercises and Problems          Review Questions         Does It Make Sense?          Problems         Discussion Questions         Math Help and Exercises         Media Explorations          COMMON MISCONCEPTmNS: Columbus and A Flat Earth         SPEOAL TOPIC: Eratosthenes Measures Earth        COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: Eggs on the Equinox          SPEOAL TOPIC: Astrology    ……PART II KEY CONCEPTS FOR aSTRONOMYPART III LEARNING FROM OTHER WORLDSPART IV STARSPART V GALAXIES AND BEYONDPART VI LIFE ON EARTH AND BEYONDAPPENDIXESASTRONOMY MEDIA WORKBOOK

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The Essential Cosmic Perspective, Third Edition Media Update is now more accessible than ever for students in a one-semester astronomy class. The Third Edition Media Update includes all the hallmark and new features from the Third Edition as well as an enhanced media package, including an e-book, a new version of Voyager:SkyGazer planetarium software, additional interactive tutorials and interactive figures on The Astronomy Place website, and is automatically bundled with The Astronomy Media Workbook -- a collection of nearly 75 activities using The Astronomy Place tutorials and Voyager: SkyGazer, an enhanced and expanded version of the highly-acclaimed Cosmic Lecture Launcher in-class CD-ROM. Like the Third Edition, the Third Edition Media Update features a new an effective learning program that uses chapter openers, headers, callouts in the text, and highly-visual chapter summaries to make learning goals more explicit and to tie together important concepts. Key content has been consolidated and streamlined specifically for this one-semester course. The material is linked to everyday life to help students develop an appreciation for the scientific method and to see how physics and astronomy provide foundations for understanding their world.

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