Konrad B. Krauskopf,
Late Prof. Emeritus of Geochemistry, Stanford Unv. Arthur Beiser
ISBN: 0072509791 Copyright year: 2006
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Additional Resources for The Physical UniverseDigital Content Manager
The Digital Content Manager contains jpeg files of the four-color images, tables, and equations from the text as well as a selection of animations and PowerPoints of the text images and sample lectures. These digital assets are contained on a cross-platform CD-ROM and are grouped by chapter within a user-friendly interface. With the help of these valuable resources, instructors can create customized classroom presentations, visually based tests and quizzes, dynamic course website content, and attractive printed support materials.CPS eInstruction
The Classroom Performance System (CPS) brings interactivity into the classroom or lecture hall. It is a wireless response system that gives the instructor and students immediate feedback from the entire class. The wireless response pads are essentially remotes that are easy to use and engage students. CPS allows instructors to motivate student preparation, interactivity, and active learning. Instructors receive immediate feedback to assess which concepts students understand. Questions covering the content of The Physical Universe text and formatted in the CPS eInstruction software are available on The Physical Universe Online Learning Center.Online Learning Center
McGraw-Hill's Online Learning Center for The Physical Universe is a complete online self-study and course resource system. The Online Learning Center is customized to Krauskopf and Beiser's The Physical Universe textbook. Instructors have access to the fully downloadable instructor's manual. The instructor's manual, written by the text authors, provides answers and solutions to the even-numbered end-of-chapter questions and problems not provided in the text. The Online Learning Center also contains the figures from the text in jpeg format; text-specific questions in CPS eInstruction format; daily concept quizzes for JiTT; sample PowerPoint lectures; animations; links to resources; clip art; and many other features.
Students can use the Online Learning Center to study in a variety of ways. Many learning aids to test understanding of chapter concepts are available, such as, self-quizzes in multiple-choice and matching formats with online feedback. Other items correlated to the main text include chapter goals and outlines, crossword puzzles, weblinks, and readings. The Online Learning Center also includes a collection of animations to help students visualize concepts and up-to-the minute news feeds on current physical science topics.Instructor's Testing and Resource CD-ROM
The cross-platform CD-ROM contains the Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank, available in both Word and PDF formats. The instructor’s manual, written by the text authors, provides answers and solutions to the even-numbered end-of-chapter questions and problems not provided in the text. The Test Bank of over 900 additional questions and problems can be used for homework assignments and/or the preparation of exams. These additional Test Bank questions are also included on the CD-ROM within a computerized test bank. This user-friendly testing software can be used to quickly create customized exams by allowing instructors to sort questions by format; edit existing questions or add new ones; and scramble questions for multiple versions of the same test. The CD-ROM also includes Word files of the Online Learning Center quizzes, the Student Study Guide, the end-of-chapter multiple-choice questions, and the CPS eInstruction questions, which can be used in classroom presentations or incorporated into the Test Bank.Student Study Guide
Another helpful resource can be found in The Physical Universe Student Study Guide. With this Study Guide, students will maximize their use of The Physical Universe text package. It supplements the text with additional, self-directed activities and complements the text by focusing on the important concepts, theories, facts, and processes presented by the authors.Overhead Transparencies
A set of over 100 full-color transparencies features images from the text. The images have been modified to ensure maximum readability in both small and large classroom settings.Primis Online
This text can be customized in print or in an electronic format to meet exact course needs. McGraw-Hill's Primis Online allows instructors to select desired chapters and preferred sequence and to choose supplements from the many science items on our database. Visit http://www.primiscontentcenter.com/ to begin today.
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