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Welcome to the Universe - The Problem Book (Paperback)
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Welcome to the Universe - The Problem Book (Paperback)
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Here is the essential companion to Welcome to the Universe, a New
York Times bestseller that was inspired by the enormously popular
introductory astronomy course for non-science majors that Neil
deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught
together at Princeton. This problem book features more than one
hundred problems and exercises used in the original course--ideal
for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the original
material and to learn to think like an astrophysicist. Whether
you're a student or teacher, citizen scientist or science
enthusiast, your guided tour of the cosmos just got even more
hands-on with Welcome to the Universe: The Problem Book. * The
essential companion book to the acclaimed bestseller* Features the
problems used in the original introductory astronomy course for
non-science majors at Princeton University* Organized according to
the structure of Welcome to the Universe, empowering readers to
explore real astrophysical problems that are conceptually
introduced in each chapter* Problems are designed to stimulate
physical insight into the frontier of astrophysics* Problems
develop quantitative skills, yet use math no more advanced than
high school algebra* Problems are often multipart, building
critical thinking and quantitative skills and developing readers'
insight into what astrophysicists do* Ideal for course use--either
in tandem with Welcome to the Universe or as a supplement to
courses using standard astronomy textbooks--or self-study* Tested
in the classroom over numerous semesters for more than a decade*
Prefaced with a review of relevant concepts and equations* Full
solutions and explanations are provided, allowing students and
other readers to check their own understanding
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