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Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 10e - Course Materials

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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Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 10e - Course Materials

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  1. Welcome Course name Faculty name

  2. YOUR COURSE MATERIALS • Michael Seeds • Horizons: Exploring the Universe, 10e • You will… • be tested • receive homework assignments • have reading assignments • …from these materials

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. GET THE GRADE RESOURCES! • ThomsonNOW • Virtual Astronomy Labs • WebAssign e-Book

  6. WHAT IS THOMSONNOW? • ThomsonNOW is an easy-to-use online resource that helps you study in less time to get the grade you want-NOW! • Features: • Personalized Study Plan • Chapter-Specific Diagnostic Tests • Animated Simulations and Tutorials

  7. WILL THOMSONNOW HELP ME GET A BETTER GRADE? • 87.3% of students agree using ThomsonNOW regularly helped them perform better on exams. • 83.9% of students agree that Personalized Study was a valuable study tool. • 95% of students responded that using ThomsonNOW on a regular basis helped them get a better grade • 82.7% of students are likely to tell a friend about ThomsonNOW YES!

  8. PRE-TESTS & POST-TESTS

  9. PERSONALIZED STUDY PLAN

  10. TECHNICAL SUPPORT http://www.thomsonedu.com/support

  11. VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY LABS

  12. ONLINE LAB REPORTS

  13. WEBASSIGN AND INTERACTIVE E-BOOK If you would prefer an interactive E-Book, look no further than WebAssign… www.webassign.net/seeds

  14. INTERACTIVE eBOOK 0

  15. INTERACTIVE eBOOK 0

  16. ONLINE WEBASSIGNMENTS 0 Astronomy 101, Section 6, Summer 2007

  17. WEBASSIGN TECHNICAL SUPPORT http://www.webassign.net/info/customer.html Phone support: (800) 955-8275 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET Monday – Friday E-mail support: support@webassign.net 9:00 am - 9:00 pm ET Monday - Friday

  18. YOU HAVE CHOICES OF HOW TO BUY THE BOOK! Purchase textbooks in the format and at the price that is right for you. Print Options NEWprint textbooks at up to 25%off, shipped free! Digital Options Electronic texts up to 50% off Individual chapters for as little as $1.99 Study Tools Study Guides, Online Homework Assistance, Audio Content, and more!

  19. STUDENTS…PLEASE READ If your textbook doesn’t already come with the helpful study aids we’ve discussed, go to your local college bookstore or go on-line to iChapters.com.

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