This text presents 21st century astronomy as a dynamic story of theory building and theory testing and a process of observation and discovery. The authors' primary goal is to build students' scientific literacy by emphasizing how science works and why it is relevant, rather than by cataloging a large mass of individual details. With a clear focus on core concepts and carefully crafted pedagogical aids "21st Century Astronomy" chronicles scientists at work on the most important questions about the Universe, highlighting the making of new discoveries and the puzzlement created by new lines of enquiry.
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Jeff Hester is professor of physics and astronomy at Arizona State University. He studies the interstellar medium in the Milky Way and external galaxies, the structure of the diffuse ISM, and supernova remnants.
Bradford Smith, who studies solar system cosmogony and stellar astronomy, is affiliated with the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii.
George Blumenthal is professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He studies a wide range of topics including cosmology, dark matter, and the origin of structure in the Universe.
Laura Kay is Ann Whitney Olin professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, where she has taught since 1991. She received a BS degree in physics and an AB degree in feminist studies from Stanford University, and MS and PhD degrees in astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California - Santa Cruz. As a graduate student she spent 13 months at the Amundsen Scott station at the South Pole in Antarctica. She studies active galactic nuclei, using groundbased and X-ray telescopes. She teaches courses on astronomy, astrobiology, women and science, and polar exploration. At Barnard she has served as chair of the Physics & Astronomy Department, chair of the Women’s Studies Department, chair of Faculty Governance, and interim associate dean for Curriculum and Governance.
Howard Voss is professor of physics emeritus at Arizona State University and has been active in the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Bradford Smith, who studies solar system cosmogony and stellar astronomy, is affiliated with the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii.
George Blumenthal is professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He studies a wide range of topics including cosmology, dark matter, and the origin of structure in the Universe.
Laura Kay is Ann Whitney Olin professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, where she has taught since 1991. She received a BS degree in physics and an AB degree in feminist studies from Stanford University, and MS and PhD degrees in astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of California - Santa Cruz. As a graduate student she spent 13 months at the Amundsen Scott station at the South Pole in Antarctica. She studies active galactic nuclei, using groundbased and X-ray telescopes. She teaches courses on astronomy, astrobiology, women and science, and polar exploration. At Barnard she has served as chair of the Physics & Astronomy Department, chair of the Women’s Studies Department, chair of Faculty Governance, and interim associate dean for Curriculum and Governance.
Howard Voss is professor of physics emeritus at Arizona State University and has been active in the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Wonderful explanations. This is the astronomy book I never had as a kid! I'm a biologist and always thought I had the good fortune of working in the most interesting field. It sounds trite, but this book has opened my eyes to a universe out there. Now I even sort of understand black holes and the implications of relativity.
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A Favorite Astronomy Textbook,
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This is my third year teaching introductory astronomy. I've used three textbooks. Last year I got a copy of 21st Century Astronomy free--publishers are always trying to get professors to adopt their textbooks. Anyway, I really like this one. I haven't been able to use it in a class yet, but I would like to. I use it already to help me prepare for lectures. It's clear and don't talk down to the reader. Many textbooks get weighted down with frills, but not this one. The graphics are clear but never superfluous. In keeping with its title, it includes may up to date topics.
The other texts I have used are Kaufman, Seeds, and Bennet et al. (which I liked a lot too--it's a little bulky though.)
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I am teaching an introductory astronomy course this semester, and chose to use a different text since that is what others before me had used. Early on, the publisher sent a free copy of this book to me. I liked it so much that I ended up using it to prepare many of my lectures, and when I teach this course again I suspect that this will become the new text. The overall tone of the book is very good, presenting scientific material in a well thought-out fashion that doesn't talk down to the reader. The figures are clear, and often address common misconceptions. The material is also very up to date, addressing hot topics like Pluto's status as a planet, dark energy, WMAP results, etc. The only thing I don't like about the book is that the chapter titles and section headings are often complete sentences. For example, the chapter on the Sun is called "The Sun is an ordinary G star," instead of just calling it "The Sun." Strange, but overall an excellent book.
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