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Universe: Stars and Galaxies

Sixth Edition ©2019 Roger Freedman; Robert Geller; William Kaufmann

Universe by Robert M. Geller and Roger Freedman strikes the right balance between scientific rigor, student comprehension, and excitement. Available as the full 27-chapter text or split into Stars and Galaxies and The Solar System, Universe provid...
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Cover: Universe: Stars and Galaxies, 6th Edition by Roger Freedman; Robert Geller; William Kaufmann

Universe by Robert M. Geller and Roger Freedman strikes the right balance between scientific rigor, student comprehension, and excitement. Available as the full 27-chapter text or split into Stars and Galaxies and The Solar System, Universe provides all the detail you need to prepare students for engaging with astronomical ideas and theories, while also inviting students to explore through stunning visuals and relatable narratives.

Features

Gatefold Images at the beginning of each unit present stunning astronomical images in full detail and color.


Guest Essays present a personal perspective on the most up-to-date science and provide students with practice reading popular science news.


Cosmic Connections full-page illustrations help students connect with and understand particularly challenging astronomical concepts.


Concept Check and Caution! boxes guide students toward deeper thinking and help them avoid common misconceptions.


Tools of the Trade and Calculation Check features make it easy to include as much or as little quantitative content as appropriate for your students.


Observing Projects and Starry Night Simulations provide ample opportunities for students to practice astronomical techniques outside or online.

New to This Edition

New Guest Essays
Seven New Guest Essays on topics including multi-messenger astronomy, neutron star mergers, and climate change (Chapters 8, 11, 21, 23, 24, and 26)

Science Updates:
Chapter 3: New photos of the 2017 total solar eclipse
Chapter 8: Includes a revised explanation of the formation of the Solar System to reflect our current understanding; New techniques for detecting exoplanets and determining habitability
Chapter 9: Enhanced emphasis on climate change
Chapter 11: Updated to reflect Mars rover discoveries and discovery of water on Mars; includes information on upcoming 2020 Mars rover
Chapter 12: New photos from the Juno mission
Chapter 13: Updated information on proposed missions to outer planets
Chapter 14: Pluto new images and new understanding of the surface Chapter 15: Rosetta and Dawn missions, new Ceres (asteroid) and 67P comet photos
Chapter 21: Consolidated and clarified information on neutron stars and stellar remnants; Added most recent LIGO updates for gravitational waves; Updated to our current understanding of heavy element production
Chapter 27: Enhanced discussion of exoplanets and habitability; Added new targets for astrobiology research

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Table of Contents

Stars and Galaxies: 1-8, 16-27
The Solar System:  1-16, 27

1 Astronomy and the Universe
2 Knowing the Heavens
3 Eclipses and the Motion of the Moon
4 Gravitation and the Waltz of the Planets
5 The Nature of Light
6 Optics and Telescopes
7 Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System
8 Comparative Planetology II: The Origin of the Solar System
9 The Living Earth
10 Our Barren Moon
11 Mercury, Venus, and Mars: Earthlike yet Unique
12 Jupiter and Saturn: Lords of the Planets
13 Jupiter and Saturn’s Satellites of Fire and Ice
14 Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Kuiper Belt: Remote Worlds
15 Vagabonds of the Solar System
16 Our Star, the Sun
17 The Nature of the Stars
18 The Birth of Stars
19 Stellar Evolution: On and After the Main Sequence
20 Stellar Evolution: The Deaths of Stars
21 Black Holes
22 Our Galaxy
23 Galaxies
24 Quasars and Active Galaxies
25 Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
26 Exploring the Early Universe
27 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life

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Roger Freedman

Dr. Roger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

He was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and did his doctoral research in theoretical nuclear physics at Stanford University. He came to UCSB in 1981 after three years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington. At UCSB, Dr. Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. In recent years, he has helped to develop computer-based tools for learning introductory physics and astronomy and has been a pioneer in the use of classroom response systems and the “flipped” classroom model at UCSB. Roger holds a commercial pilot’s license and was an early organizer of the San Diego Comic-Con, now the world’s largest popular culture convention.

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Robert Geller

Robert M. Geller teaches and conducts research in astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he also obtained his Ph.D.

His doctoral research was in observational cosmology under Professor Robert Antonucci. Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, he is currently involved in a search for bursts of light that are predicted to occur when a supermassive black hole consumes a star. His other project, in biomedicine,
explores the use of magnetotactic bacteria to enhance the effectiveness of radiation therapy in treating cancer. Dr. Geller also has a strong emphasis on education, and he received the Distinguished Teaching Award at UCSB in 2003.

His hobbies include rock climbing, and he built an unusual telescope
with lenses made of water.

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William J. Kaufmann

William J. Kaufman III was author of the first four editions of Universe.  Born in New York City on December 27, 1942, he often visited the magnificent Hayden Planetarium as he was growing up.  Dr. Kaufmann earned his bachelors degree magna cum laude in physics from Adelphi University in 1963, a masters degree in physics from Rutgers in 1965, and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Indiana University in 1968.  At 27 he became the youngest director of any major planetarium in the United States when he took the helm of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.  During his career he also held positions at San Diego State University, UCLA, Caltech, and the University of Illinois.  Throughout his professional life as a scientist and educator, Dr. Kaufmann worked to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the general public to help the public share in the advances of astronomy.  A prolific author, his many books include Black Holes and Warped Spacetime, Relativity and Cosmology, The Cosmic Frontiers of General Relativity, Exploration of the Solar System, Planets and Moons, Stars and Nebulas, Galaxies and Quasars, and Supercomputing and the Transformation of Science.  Dr. Kaufmann died in 1994.

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