Pathways to Astronomy

by Stephen E. Schneider, Thomas T. Arny

Pathways to Astronomy breaks down introductory astronomy into its component parts. The huge and fascinating field of astronomy is divided into 86 units. These units are woven together to flow naturally for the person who wants to read the text like a book, but it is also possible to assign them in different orders, or skip certain units altogether. Professors can customize the units to fit their course needs. They can select individual units for exploration in lecture while assigning easier units for self-study, or they can cover all the units in full depth in a content-rich course. With the short length of units, students can easily digest the material covered in an individual unit before moving onto the next unit.

Genres: Textbooks, Astronomy, Reference

800 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Aliya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice, colorful, descriptive, and informative book to teach the basics of astronomy.

[Matthew Pierleoni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Required reading for school. Even though this is a typical textbook, it did explain difficult concepts pretty clearly. I also kind of like learning about space now...who would've thought?

[CarlaJo Crauswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it's a really good text book. I've kept mine instead of reselling it just so I can read it again.