Voyages to the Planets

• Author(s): Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff,
• Publisher: Brooks/Cole--Thomson Learning
• Pages: 418
• ISBN_10: 0534395678
  ISBN_13: 9780534395674
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Space Science / Astronomy , Science / Space Science / Cosmology , Science / Space Science / General , Science / Space Science / Space Exploration ,

Description:... VOYAGES TO THE PLANETS provides students and professors with the ideal combination of authors and experience. It is written by an award-winning astronomy educator (Fraknoi) and two distinguished research scientists (Morrison at NASA and Wolff at NOAO). This author team combines the latest science with classroom-tested teaching strategies and a student-friendly approach. Through unique group activities and a focus on astronomy as a human endeavor, the authors engage and involve students, helping them both understand and enjoy astronomy. The market-leading technology package includes access to InfoTrac College Edition (free!) and TheSky(tm) Student Edition CD-ROM (free!), as well as an optional package with the RedShift(tm) College Edition CD-ROM (including animations) along with an accompanying workbook.