The new edition of UNIVERSE means the same proven Seeds/Backman approach and trusted content, fully updated with the latest discoveries and resources to meet the needs of today’s diverse students. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.

Product Features

• Text specific “Socratic” tutorials authored by Mike Seeds, consistent with the pedagogy and overall approach of the Seeds/Backman texts.
• End-of-chapter “Study and Review” gatefolds. These are gatefold inserts in each chapter that include introductory material for the online tutorials; introductory material for the appropriate Virtual Astronomy labs; and new “Great Debates” questions, written by contributing author Michele Montgomery of the University of Central Florida.
• Mike Seeds’ and Dana Backman’s conversational and student-friendly writing style, with an emphasis on helping students acquire an understanding of the universe over rote memorization of basic facts.
• Chapter opener “Guideposts” connect previous and future chapters to the material the students are about to read, highlighting “important questions” within that chapter to help motivate students to read.
• “Concept figures” marry art and text to encourage students to synthesize information into one unified concept.