ASTRONOMY IBD

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Astronomy is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms, what our modern exploration of the universe is revealing. The book can be used for either aone-semester or two-semester introductory course (bear in mind, you can customize your version and include only those chapters or sections you will be teaching.) It is made available free of charge in electronic form (and low cost in printed form) to students around the world. If you have ever thrown up your hands in despair over the spiraling cost of astronomy textbooks, you owe your students a good look at this one.Coverage and ScopeAstronomy was written, updated, and reviewed by a broad range of astronomers and astronomy educators in a strong community effort. It is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements of introductory astronomy courses nationwide.Chapter 1: Science and the Universe: A Brief TourChapter 2: Observing the Sky: The Birth of AstronomyChapter 3: Orbits and GravityChapter 4: Earth, Moon, and SkyChapter 5: Radiation and SpectraChapter 6: Astronomical InstrumentsChapter 7: Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar SystemChapter 8: Earth as a PlanetChapter 9: Cratered WorldsChapter 10: Earthlike Planets: Venus and MarsChapter 11: The Giant PlanetsChapter 12: Rings, Moons, and PlutoChapter 13: Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar SystemChapter 14: Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar SystemChapter 15: The Sun: A Garden-Variety StarChapter 16: The Sun: A Nuclear PowerhouseChapter 17: Analyzing StarlightChapter 18: The Stars: A Celestial CensusChapter 19: Celestial DistancesChapter 20: Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in SpaceChapter 21: The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar SystemChapter 22: Stars from Adolescence to Old AgeChapter 23: The Death of StarsChapter 24: Black Holes and Curved SpacetimeChapter 25: The Milky Way GalaxyChapter 26: GalaxiesChapter 27: Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black HolesChapter 28: The Evolution and Distribution of GalaxiesChapter 29: The Big BangChapter 30: Life in the UniverseAppendix A: How to Study for Your Introductory Astronomy CourseAppendix B: Astronomy Websites, Pictures, and AppsAppendix C: Scientific NotationAppendix D: Units Used in ScienceAppendix E: Some Useful Constants for AstronomyAppendix F: Physical and Orbital Data for the PlanetsAppendix G: Selected Moons of the PlanetsAppendix H: Upcoming Total EclipsesAppendix I: The Nearest Stars, Brown Dwarfs, and White DwarfsAppendix J: The Brightest Twenty StarsAppendix K: The Chemical ElementsAppendix L: The ConstellationsAppendix M: Star Charts and Sky Event Resources