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More copies of this ISBN:Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Astronomyby Edward E. Prather
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:' Funded by the National Science Foundation,Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy is designed to help make large lecture-format courses more interactive with easy-to-implement activities that can be integrated into existing course structures. The Second Edition of the Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy contains nine new activities that focus on planetary science, system related topics, and the interactions of Light and matter. These new activities have been created using the same rigorous development cycle that was used for the highly successful first edition. The Night Sky: Position, Motion, Seasonal Stars, Solar vs. Sidereal Day, Ecliptic, Star Charts. Fundamentals of Astronomy: Kepler’s 2nd Law, Kepler’s 3rd Law, Newton’s Laws and Gravity, Apparent and Absolute Magnitudes of Stars, The Parse, Parallax and Distance, Spectroscopic Parallax. Nature of Light in Astronomy: The Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum of Light, Telescopes and Earth’s Atmosphere, Luminosity, Temperature and Size, Blackbody Radiation, Types of Spectra, Light and Atoms, Analyzing Spectra, Doppler Shift. Our Solar System: The Cause of Moon Phases, Predicting Moon Phases, Path of Sun, Seasons, Observing Retrograde Motion, Earth’s Changing Surface, Temperature and Formation of Our Solar System, Sun Size. Stars Galaxies and Beyond: H-R Diagram, Star Formation and Lifetimes, Binary Stars, The Motion of Extrasolar Planets, Stellar Evolution, Milky Way Scales, Galaxy Classification, Looking at Distant Objects, Expansion of the Universe. For all readers interested in astronomy.' Synopsis: For introductory astronomy courses. Funded by the National Science Foundation, "Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy "are designed to help make large lecture-format courses more interactive. Each of the Lecture-Tutorials is presented in a classroom-ready format, challenges students with a series of carefully designed questions that spark classroom discussion, engage students in critical reasoning, and require no equipment. Table of ContentsThe Night Sky 1. Position 2. Motion 3. Seasonal Stars 4. Solar vs. Sidereal Day 5. Ecliptic 6. Star Charts
Fundamentals of Astronomy 7. Kepler’s 2nd Law 8. Kepler’s 3rd Law 9. Newton’s Laws and Gravity 10. Apparent and Absolute Magnitudes of Stars 11. The Parsec 12. Parallax and Distance 13. Spectroscopic Parallax
Nature of Light in Astronomy 14. The Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum of Light 15. Telescopes and Earth’s Atmosphere 16. Luminosity, Temperature and Size 17. Blackbody Radiation 18. Types of Spectra 19. Light and Atoms 20. Analyzing Spectra 21. Doppler Shift
Our Solar System 22. The Cause of Moon Phases 23. Predicting Moon Phases 24. Path of Sun 25. Seasons 26. Observing Retrograde Motion 27. Earth’s Changing Surface 28. Temperature and Formation of Our Solar System 29. Sun Size
Stars Galaxies and Beyond 30. H-R Diagram 31. Star Formation and Lifetimes 32. Binary Stars 33. The Motion of Extrasolar Planets 34. Stellar Evolution 35. Milky Way Scales 36. Galaxy Classification 37. Looking at Distant Objects 38. Expansion of the Universe
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