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eText: 
ISBN-10 1429271140ISBN-13 9781429271141
Print: 
ISBN-10 142921063XISBN-13 9781429210638
Author(s): Timothy F. Slater; Freedman, Roger
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Copyright year: © 2012 
Description

Tim Slater and Roger Freedman have worked to improve astronomy and overall science education for many years.  Now, they’ve partnered to create a new textbook, a re-envisioning of the course, focused on conceptual understanding and inquiry-based learning.  Investigating Astronomy:  A Conceptual Approach to the Universe is a brief, 15-chapter text that that uses a employs a variety of activities and experiences to encourage your students to think like a scientist.

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