Building on a long tradition of strong pedagogy and comprehensive presentation, The Cosmic Perspective, Fifth Edition includes an enhanced art program. This student-friendly book is now even more accessible through robust visual pedagogy via new Cosmic Context two-page figures, which walk readers through key processes and summarize the major points of each Part, and via updated zoom-in figures which provide students with a sense of orientation, scale, and relation between images. Renowned for its up-to-date, expert coverage and strong pedagogical support for student learning, the Fifth Edition retains and builds on all the features and supplements from previous editions that have helped to make it the #1 most adopted astronomy book. Our Place in the Universe, Discovering the Universe for Yourself, The Science of Astronomy, Making Sense of the Universe:

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The Cosmic Perspective , Third Edition Media Update builds on the textbook's long tradition of strong pedagogy and streamlined presentation, while offering a new updated media package that makes it even easier for instructors to use powerful interactive resources in classroom presentations and as part of the grade. Renowned for its up-to-date and expert coverage, this student-friendly text focuses on central ideas and unifying themes to provide a cosmic context. Chapter openers and end-of-chapter summaries expertly steer students through key concepts, helping them stay focused on the core learning goals. The comprehensive media package has been expanded to help students and professors seamlessly integrate the text's superior media into their classroom presentations, homework, and test review. New interactive figures for each chapter help students visualize complex astronomical concepts and an expanded Cosmic Lecture Launcher CD-ROM features even more material for instructors to incorporate into their lectures. A new Electronic Textbook CD-ROM allows students to access their books electronically - the perfect feature for when students are on the go.

Books a la Carte are unbound, three-hole-punch versions of the textbook. This lower cost option is easy to transport and comes with same access code or media that would be packaged with the bound book.   Building on a long tradition of effective pedagogy and comprehensive coverage, The Cosmic Perspective, Seventh Edition provides a thoroughly engaging and up-to-date introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. The text provides a wealth of features that enhance skill-building, including new group work exercises that help you retain concepts longer and build communication skills for the future. The Seventh Edition has also been fully updated to include the latest astronomical observations, results from recent space missions, research, and theoretical developments that inform our understanding of the early universe.    Two volumes of this text are also available: The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, Seventh Edition (includes Chapters 1—13, 24) The Cosmic Perspective: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology, Seventh Edition (includes Chapters 1—6,  S2—S4, 14—24) This package consists of: Books a la Carte for The Cosmic Perspective, Seventh Edition Access Code Car for MasteringAstronomy with Pearson eText for The Cosmic Perspective, Seventh Edition      

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