Descriptive Astronomy: A Conceptual Approach to Introductory College Astronomy

Are you tired of having to cull through topics in a text that has far more information than can possibly be covered in a single semester?

Are your students overwhelmed with all of the “extra” material that they need to sift through?

Written by two instructors with nearly 50 years of combined teaching experience teaching Introductory Astronomy at the college level, Fundamentals of College Astronomy includes the foundational topics required for a one-semester, non-mathematical, college-level introductory astronomy course.

Fundamentals of College Astronomy is:

• intended to be read in its entirety, rather than being encyclopedic.
• ideal for both in-person and online single-semester, college level courses in introductory Astronomy at a very low or non-mathematical level.

Fundamentals of College Astronomy features access to an accompanying website with:

• interactive Applets for exploring concepts.
• frequent tutorials for students to gauge their level of understanding.
• colorful images and videos.
• links to NASA and other websites for in-depth exploration of the concepts discussed in the book as well as the ability to explore to whatever depth desired.
• graded (or un-graded) end-of-chapter quizzes.
• graded (or un-graded) four unit exams.