Pasachoff Online featuring the Cosmos, 4th edition © 2013
Professors Jay M. Pasachoff and Alex Filippenko’s textbook The Cosmos, published by Brooks/Cole (now called Cengage) , has always provided up-to-date information on astronomy. Before studying any given topic, review the updates by chapter.
Then move on to our expanding Astronomy WWW Index . We also provide information on ordering and ancillaries. This book teaches Critical Thinking in addition to a body of standard and contemporary material, and a set of critical-thinking questions for students to ponder is provided.
The web pages for Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe are accessible, click links below:
This World Wide Web site is provided as a service to users of Jay Pasachoff’s textbooks for Brooks/Cole Publishing. On the Brooks/Cole (Cengage) Website for this book and on a CD-ROM, over 400 photographs are available for professors adopting this book to use in class.
- Common Misconceptions and their Corrections
- FLASHCARDS ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP STUDY DEFINITIONS
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