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WebAssign for Seeds/Backman's Foundations of Astronomy, Multi-Term Instant Access, 14th Edition

Michael A. Seeds

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WebAssign for Seeds/Backman's Foundations of Astronomy, Multi-Term Instant Access 14th Edition by Michael A. Seeds
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WebAssign for Seeds' FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition - Exclusively from Cengage Learning, WebAssign® combines the exceptional Astronomy content that you know and love with the most powerful online homework solution, WebAssign. Enhanced WebAssign engages students with immediate feedback, rich tutorial content, interactive eBooks, and Virtual Astronomy Labs, helping students to develop a deeper conceptual understanding of their subject matter. Online assignments can be built by selecting from hundreds of text-specific problems or supplemented with problems from any Cengage Learning textbook.

WebAssign for Seeds/Backman's Foundations of Astronomy, 14th Edition, includes Virtual Astronomy Labs 3.0--a set of 20 interactive activities that combine analysis of real astronomical data with robust simulations and a guiding narrative to provide a true online laboratory experience for your Introductory Astronomy course. Each lab is presented in a modular format with individual auto-graded segments--giving you the control to personalize the labs to suit your needs. New to this edition are Waypoints: short animated video lectures presented by author Mike Seeds as a multimedia extension of the print product's unique Concept Art, and "Sense of Proportion" questions that help students understand the relative sizes of celestial objects, distances and so on. Stay connected and informed in your course through real-time student tracking and adjust the course as needed based on analytics of interactivity in the course.

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Michael A. Seeds

Mike Seeds was a professor of physics and astronomy at Franklin and Marshall College (F&M) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1970 until his retirement in 2001. In 1989 he received F&M College’s Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. Mike’s love for the history of astronomy led him to create upper-level courses on archeoastronomy and on the Copernican Revolution (“Changing Concepts of the Universe”). His research interests focused on variable stars and automation of astronomical telescopes. Mike is coauthor with Dana Backman of FOUNDATIONS OF ASTRONOMY, 14th Edition (2019); STARS AND GALXIES, 10th Edition (2019); THE SOLAR SYSTEM, 10th Edition (2019); and ASTRO, 3rd Edition (2018), all published by Cengage. He was senior consultant for creation of the 20-episode telecourse accompanying his book HORIZONS: EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE.

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  • WebAssign for Seeds/Backman's Foundations of Astronomy, 14th Edition, combines the exceptional Astronomy content that you know and love with the most powerful online homework solution, WebAssign. Enhanced WebAssign engages students with immediate feedback, rich tutorial content, interactive eBooks, and Virtual Astronomy Labs, helping students to develop a deeper conceptual understanding of their subject matter.
  • VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY LABS Not your usual end of chapter homework problems, these are fully featured learning activities. Each item incorporates narrative, images, animations, interactive simulations and data analysis tools that allow you to learn by doing.
  • ANIMATED VIDEO MINI-LECTURES Waypoints by author and astronomer Mike Seeds give you a great new way to connect with the fundamental principles of science.
  • ASTRONOMY MATH TUTORIALS This series of math-focused tutorials will help you work through exercises similar to those found in each chapter’s ‘end of chapter’ activities. Targeted feedback and hints provide just the reinforcement needed to succeed, even if your math skills are rusty.
  • YOUR COURSE. YOUR CONTENT. Only WebAssign gives you complete control over your course. You have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes and embed a variety of content including OER. Personalize course content to your students’ needs.
  • A DEDICATED TEAM, WHENEVER YOU NEED THEM. WebAssign isn’t just a tool; it’s backed by a personalized team eager to support you. We help you set up your course and tailor it to your specific objectives, so you’ll be ready to make an impact from day one. And we’ll be standing by to help you and your students until the final day of the term.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357113330
  • ISBN-13: 9780357113332
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