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Access all the necessary course materials for the Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 10th edition, including the textbook by Michael Seeds. Prepare for tests, complete homework assignments, and study the reading materials. Supplement your learning with ThomsonNOW, Virtual Astronomy Labs, and WebAssign e-book. Available in both print and digital formats.
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YOUR COURSE MATERIALS • Michael Seeds • Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 10e • You will… • be tested • receive homework assignments • have reading assignments • …from these materials
WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK? • Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook. • Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks. • Zogby International, 2006
WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION? • Chapter 7, "The Sun-Our Star," has been thoroughly rewritten and reorganized. • This edition is fully updated to reflect the rapid and exciting developments in astronomy, including: • Neutron stars merging to form a black hole • The recent reclassification of Pluto as a "dwarf planet" • Further evidence of a mysterious energy spread throughout space, • Ice volcano eruptions on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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