The Essential Cosmic Perspective , Third Edition is now more accessible than ever for students in a one-semester astronomy class. Built from the ground up on our new understanding of the universe, the Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and streamlined to make the book easier for students to navigate and learn from. The Third Edition features a new straightforward learning program that uses chapter openers, headers, callouts in the text, and chapter summaries to make learning goals more explicit and to tie together ...
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The Essential Cosmic Perspective , Third Edition is now more accessible than ever for students in a one-semester astronomy class. Built from the ground up on our new understanding of the universe, the Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and streamlined to make the book easier for students to navigate and learn from. The Third Edition features a new straightforward learning program that uses chapter openers, headers, callouts in the text, and chapter summaries to make learning goals more explicit and to tie together important concepts. Key content has been consolidated and reorganized, with a new emphasis on a planet-by-planet teaching approach. The material is linked to everyday life to help students develop an appreciation for the scientific method and to see how physics and astronomy are foundations for understanding their world. An expanded and easy-to-use media package makes professors' lives easier both in and out of the classroom.
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Add this copy of The Essential Cosmic Perspective to cart. $51.45, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Benjamin Cummings.
I bought the 2012 edition, custom printed for a particular university, which turns out to be in 3-ring binder format. I'm getting back into astronomy and wanted a review, it's been 40 years since I took it as an undergrad. This text is very readable, paper is thin but print quality excellent. I was expecting a treatment with more mathematical rigor, but as a result this is more of a fun read. This is a non-science major's text. It is very well written and better yet, written in an interesting fashion with good historical side notes. That makes it fun to read as well as comprehensible. Very little science or math background is assumed or necessary. There are extensive illustrations, generally very well done.
ciciford
May 29, 2009
Great Shape
The book was in great shape and it came with the cd. Came in great time also. Would definately recommend.
