21st Century Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies - Softcover

Kay, Laura; Palen, Stacy; Smith, Brad; Blumenthal, George

 
9780393920574: 21st Century Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0393920577 ISBN 13: 9780393920574
Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Authors Laura Kay and Stacy Palen have developed pedagogy that helps students understand the process of science, and how physical principles are used to discover the origins of the universe. The authors emphasize how we know what we know in the figures, text, and end-of-chapter material.

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Reseña del editor

Authors Laura Kay and Stacy Palen have developed pedagogy that helps students understand the process of science, and how physical principles are used to discover the origins of the universe. The authors emphasize how we know what we know in the figures, text, and end-of-chapter material.

Biografía del autor

Laura Kay is Ann Whitney Olin professor and Chair of the Department 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, and has had fellowships in Chile and Brazil. She studies active galactic nuclei using optical and X-ray telescopes. At Barnard she teaches courses on astronomy, astrobiology, women and science, and polar exploration.

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Verlag
W W Norton & Co Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0393920577
ISBN 13 
9780393920574
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
747
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