Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, Updated, 3/e
Tom Arny
ISBN: 0072465700 Copyright year: 2004
Supplements
SUPPLEMENTS
NEW! Interactives McGraw-Hill is proud to bring you an assortment
of outstanding Interactives like no other. These Interactives offer a fresh
and dynamic method to teach the astronomy basics. Each Interactive will
allow students to manipulate parameters and gain a better understanding
of topics such as Blackbody Radiation, The Bohr Model, Retrograde Motion,
and the H-R Diagram by watching the effect of these manipulations.
Each Interactive will include an Analysis Tool (interactive model), a
Tutorial describing its function, Content describing its principal themes,
related Exercises, and Solutions to the exercises. Plus you’ll be able to
jump between these Exercises and the Analysis Tools with just the click of
the mouse.
NEW! Digital Content Manager This multimedia collection of visual resources allows
instructors to utilize artwork from the text in multiple formats to create customized
classroom presentations, visually-based tests and quizzes, dynamic course
website content, or attractive printed support materials. Also included are over 75 animations,
Interactives and a PowerPoint lecture presentation. The digital assets on this
cross-platform CD-ROM are grouped by chapter within easy-to-use folders.
PowerWeb PowerWeb is a part of the Online Learning Center of Arny, Explorations.
This online resource provides high-quality, peer-reviewed content, including
up-to-date articles from leading periodicals and journals, current news, weekly updates
with assessment, interactive exercises,Web research guide, study tips, and much
more!
NEW! Links to New York TimesTM astronomy articles are available via PowerWeb.
NetTutor NetTutor, an invaluable aid, offers all your students live, personalized
tutoring via the Internet. Using NetTutor’s powerful WWWhiteboard software, students
and tutors are able to use proper mathematical notation as well as other highlighting
features—truly making this a unique learning experience. Students may also
post questions to an expert in the Q&A Center and receive a reply within 24 hours. The
Archive Center provides a browsable list of questions and answers maintained by the
subject tutor.
NEW design! Online Learning Center—www.mhhe.com/Arny
McGraw-Hill is proud to offer you and your students a wealth of online
features and study aids that will greatly enhance the astronomy teaching
and learning experience. The new design will make it easier for your
students to take full advantage of the following tools:
Interactive Student Technology
NEW! “Interactive” astronomy applets
NetTutor
NEW! Links to New York TimesTM
Animations
Astronomy articles
Constellation Quizzes
PowerWeb
Text-Specific Features
New! Astronomy Links Library
Key Term Flashcards
Chapter Overview
Crossword Puzzles
Essay Questions
Web Tutorials
Questions for Review
Math Help
Problem Solving
Web Links
Online Quiz
General Astronomy Features
Updated! Astronomy Timeline
Web Links
Monthly Column
Further Readings
Universally Speaking
Additional Instructor Resources
New! Lecture PowerPoint Presentation
PowerPoint Presentation
Instructor Manual
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Animation Icon A feature of this edition is an animation icon placed next to topic
headings and images that have related animations on the Essential Study Partner CDROM
and the Online Learning Center. In addition, a description of the animation is
next to the icon. There are approximately 80 animations that will help bring each concept
to life as each shows its special simulated physical phenomena.
Essential Study Partner CD-ROM Accompanying the Arny, Explorations
text, the Essential Study Partner CD-ROM offers study aids organized
by topic. Each topic includes animations, tutorials that model key
concepts, practice quizzes, math help for more difficult concepts, as well as
flashcards and crossword puzzles using key terms and glossary definitions.
Also included are guest essays written by professors that expose students to
a different viewpoint on a topic or a new research project. For your convenience,
the six new “Interactive” applets also are available on the ESP. Finally,
rounding out this complete study tool, The Earth-Centered Universe
planetarium software is provided. The Essential Study Partner is packaged
free with each new textbook.
Instructor’s Testing and Resource CD Available on CD-ROM in both
Mac and Windows platforms, this test bank uses Brownstone Diploma
software to quickly create customized exams. This user-friendly program allows instructors
to search for questions by topic, format, or difficulty level; edit existing questions
or add new ones; and scramble questions and answer keys for multiple versions
of the same test. For your convenience, the Instructor’s Manual and set of test bank
questions will be available in Word and PDF formats.
Transparencies This collection contains 80 overhead transparencies of conceptually
based artwork from Explorations.
Instructor’s Manual The Instructor’s Manual is found on the Arny Online Learning
Center and can be accessed only by instructors.
To obtain an instructor login for this Online Learning Center, ask your local sales representative.
If you're an instructor thinking about adopting this textbook, request a free copy for review.
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