Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe

by Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan

For one-semester Introduction to Astronomy courses. With the Eighth Edition of A Beginner’s Guide , trusted authors Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan bring a renewed freshness and analysis to recent changes in our understanding of the cosmos. As with the other two books in their Astronomy suite (one for two-semester courses and the other, a brief visual book), the authors continue to emphasize three major the process of science, the size and scale of the universe, and the evolution of the cosmos. This new edition ignites reader interest with new discoveries from the latest space missions and a new focus on reader-oriented engagement. Also available as a Pearson eText or packaged with Mastering Astronomy Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience that can be adopted on its own as the main course material. It lets students highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place, even when offline. Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it. Educators can easily share their own notes with students so they see the connection between their eText and what they learn in class ― motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. Mastering combines trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform to personalize the learning experience and improve results for each student.Built for, and directly tied to the text, Mastering Astronomy enables an extension of learning, allowing students a platform to practice, learn, and apply outside of the classroom. You are purchasing a standalone book; Pearson eText and Mastering Astronomy do not come packaged with this content. Students, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If your instructor has assigned Pearson eText as your main course material, search • 0135234433 / 9780135234433 Pearson eText A Beginner's Guide to the Universe, 8/e -- Access Card
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Genres: Astronomy, Science, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Space, Physics, Reference

592 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Sofibrivi]

I owe every good grade in my Astronomy course to this book

[✨faith✨trust✨pixiedust✨ Dead Account; Not Coming Back]

for school

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pretty interactive and had a good balance of facts, pictures, graphs, and illustrations. I enjoyed learning more about astronomy even though it wasn't my favorite subject. I took an astronomy class as a part of my general education courses in college. It was an interesting class, but nothing I'm going to be obsessed with anytime soon. The website where we took our quizzes was also pretty cool. If you're a fan of astronomy, I'd recommend this book.

*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2012...

[Cherish · Rating 5 out of 5]

...a constant read. It blows my mind on a regular basis.

[Harmony · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jam packed with information but not in a way that made it easy to learn. I often felt like the authors would see something shiny, go off on a tangent, and never properly explain the concepts. They used different terms for the same thing but switch between them without explaining they are connected. Most of my learning was from comparing what was written in the book with external sources that were better at explaining the concepts.

[Emil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book if you are searching for some „simple”, broad explanations for the astrophysics processes which shape the Universe.
However, sometimes it feels that the topics are based more on predictions rather than facts.

[Huy Le · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good and well-rounded book about astronomy.

[Tanu Goel Srivastava · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could have been easier for non science students

[Deanna Sutter]

Winter semester 2021

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty decent intro college level textbook. Informative and not too boring. Not too much extra fluff, but the material was engaging.

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit dry and thick reading, but then it is a science book after all! It covers the subject decently well and is reasonably clear. I have the cd/ebook version and I love the production quality of the included movies.

[Jillian Navejas]

I don't know that I'd call this a beginners guide....

[kayla** · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a book about astronomy, not bad!

[Yaritza · Rating 5 out of 5]

This text book was very easy to understand. Learned about every aspect of our planets and our universe.

[Linda Hayashi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this so very much that I have acquired another similar version for next semester's Astronomy class.

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Power read it. Carl Sagan was right. Billions and billions of stars.

[Alexander · Rating 3 out of 5]

The ending chapter was very interesting, in my opinion. ^_^