The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (6th Edition)

The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology (6th Edition)

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<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, <B>The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology</B> <B>, Sixth Edition</B> provides the most engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. The text provides a wealth of features to help enhance student skill building, including new <B>Visual Skills Check </B>end-of-chapter questions that provide an opportunity for students to test their visual interpretation skills, new <B>Cosmic Context Figures </B>that help students synthesize key concepts and processes, and a new comprehensive <B>visual overview of scale</B> to help students explore the scale of time and space. The <B>Sixth Edition </B>has also been fully updated to include the latest astronomical observations, research, and theoretical developments. The text is supported by the most robust package of instructor ancillaries, and <B>MasteringAstronomy<I> <SUP>™</SUP> </I> </B>, the market-leading online tutorial and homework system, has been updated to include a wealth of new content to help students learn and review more efficiently outside of class. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <B> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">This Volume includes Chapters 1-6, S2-S4, and 14-24 of the main text.</P> </B> <DIV> </DIV>