Discovering the Universe

Eleventh Edition

Publication Date: February 13, 2019

Paperback ISBN: 9781319248604

Pages: 736

Opening the door for curiosity and discovery in introductory astronomy.

Combining a student-centered approach with the reliability of a familiar and proven text, Discovering The Universe invites students to follow their curiosity and ask questions about astronomy, through features including What If? questions that explore alternative solar systems and...

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1: Discovering the Night Sky

2: Gravitation and the Motion of the Planets

3: Light and Telescopes

4: Atomic Physics and Spectra

5: Exoplanets and the Formation of Planetary Systems

6: Formation of the Solar System

7: Earth and the Moon

8: The Other Terrestrial Planets

9: The Outer Planets

10: Vagabonds of the Solar System

11: The Sun: Our Extraordinary Ordinary Star

12: Characterizing Stars

13: The Lives of Stars from Birth Through Middle Age

14: The Deaths of Stars

15: Black Holes: Matters of Gravity

16: The Milky Way Galaxy

17: Galaxies

18: Quasars and Other

19: Cosmology

20: Astrobiology

What If? questions inspire student curiosity and invite them to think critically about the way our universe works.
Guided Discovery goes in-depth on challenging astronomical concepts to help students gain a conceptual understanding through thoughtful analogies and useful perspectives from the history of science.
Astronomer’s Toolbox allows instructors to incorporate the right amount of quantitative material into their course for their students.

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Increased focus on active learning for in-class, online or hybrid classes included in this new edition. This includes discussion activities, assignments for primary literature, handouts, and other resources to make it even easier to engage your students.
‘Meet the Discoverers’ interviews working astronomers about the process of science and brings both astronomy and careers in astronomy to life for students.
Highly interactive package with Achieve that supports students on an individual level with adaptive quizzing and answer specific feedback as well as exceptional resources that broaden their minds such as the NASA videos.

Neil F. Comins

Professor Neil F. Comins is on the faculty of the University of Maine. Born in 1951 in New York City, he grew up in New York and New England. He earned a bachelors degree in engineering physics at Cornell University, a masters degree in physics at the University of Maryland, and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from University College, Cardiff, Wales, under the guidance of Bernard F. Schutz. Dr. Cominss work for his doctorate, on general relativity, was cited in Subramanyan Chandrasekhars Nobel laureate speech. He has done theoretical and experimental research in general relativity, optical and radio observational astronomy, computer simulations of galaxy evolution, and science education. He is also the author of five trade books, What if the Moon Didnt Exist?, Heavenly Errors, The Hazards of Space Travel, What if the Earth Had Two Moons?, and The Traveler’s Guide to Space. What if the Moon Didnt Exist? has been made into planetarium shows, been excerpted for television and radio, translated into several languages, and was the theme for the Mitsubishi Pavilion at the World Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan. Dr. Comins has appeared on numerous television and radio shows and gives many public talks. Although he has jumped out of airplanes while in the military, today his activities are a little more sedate: he is a licensed pilot and avid sailor, having once competed against Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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Animations and NASA-sourced videos for each chapter support the text and offer more in-depth visualization of key topics. Assessment questions are aligned with a number of animations and videos.
Interactive labs and all new simulations give students hands-on activities in astronomy. Students can set parameters to learn about key concepts in a lab-like activity.

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