Stars and Galaxies 10th edition

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• Chapter 1: Here and Now
  • 1.1: Where Are We?
  • 1.2: When Is Now?
  • 1.3: Why Study Astronomy?
  • 1: Problems From Book
  • 1: Supplemental Problems
  • 1: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 2: A User's Guide to the Sky
  • 2.1: Stars and Constellations
  • 2.2: The Sky And Celestial Motion
  • 2.3: Sun and Planets
  • 2.4: Astronomical Influences on Earth's Climate
  • 2: Problems From Book
  • 2: Supplemental Problems
  • 2: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 3: Moon Phases and Eclipses
  • 3.1: The Changeable Moon
  • 3.2: Lunar Eclipses
  • 3.3: Solar Eclipses
  • 3.4: Predicting Eclipses
  • 3: Problems From Book
  • 3: Supplemental Problems
  • 3: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 4: Origins of Modern Astronomy
  • 4.1: Roots of Astronomy
  • 4.2: The Copernican Revolution
  • 4.3: Tycho, Kepler, and Planetary Motion
  • 4.4: Galileo's Conclusive Evidence
  • 4.5: Ninety-Nine Years That Revolutionized Astronomy
  • 4: Problems From Book
  • 4: Supplemental Problems
  • 4: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 5: Gravity
  • 5.1: Galileo's and Newton's Two New Sciences
  • 5.2: Orbital Motion and Tides
  • 5.3: Einstein and Relativity
  • 5: Problems From Book
  • 5: Supplemental Problems
  • 5: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 6: Light and Telescopes
  • 6.1: Radiation: Information From Space
  • 6.2: Telescopes
  • 6.3: Observatories on Earth: Optical and Radio
  • 6.4: Airborne and Space Observatories
  • 6.5: Astronomical Instruments and Techniques
  • 6.6: Non-Electromagnetic Astronomy
  • 6: Problems From Book
  • 6: Supplemental Problems
  • 6: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 7: Atoms and Spectra
  • 7.1: Atoms
  • 7.2: Interactions of Light and Matter
  • 7.3: Understanding Spectra
  • 7: Problems From Book
  • 7: Supplemental Problems
  • 7: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 8: The Sun
  • 8.1: The Solar Photosphere and Atmosphere
  • 8.2: Solar Activity
  • 8.3: Nuclear Fusion in the Sun
  • 8: Problems From Book
  • 8: Supplemental Problems
  • 8: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 9: The Family of Stars
  • 9.1: Star Distances
  • 9.2: Apparent Brightness, Intrinsic Brightness, and Luminosity
  • 9.3: Stellar Spectra
  • 9.4: Star Sizes
  • 9.5: Star Masses—Binary Stars
  • 9.6: A Census of the Stars
  • 9: Problems From Book
  • 9: Supplemental Problems
  • 9: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 10: The Interstellar Medium
  • 10.1: Studying the Interstellar Medium
  • 10.2: Components of the Interstellar Medium
  • 10.3: The Gas-Stars-Gas Cycle
  • 10: Problems From Book
  • 10: Supplemental Problems
  • 10: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 11: The Formation and Structure of Stars
  • 11.1: Making Stars from the Interstellar Medium
  • 11.2: The Orion Nebula: Evidence of Star Formation
  • 11.3: Young Stellar Objects and Protostellar Disks
  • 11.4: Stellar Structure
  • 11.5: The Source of Stellar Energy
  • 11: Problems From Book
  • 11: Supplemental Problems
  • 11: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 12: Stellar Evolution
  • 12.1: Main-Sequence Stars
  • 12.2: Post-Main-Sequence Evolution
  • 12.3: Star Clusters: Evidence of Stellar Evolution
  • 12.4: Variable Stars: Evidence of Stellar Evolution
  • 12: Problems From Book
  • 12: Supplemental Problems
  • 12: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 13: The Deaths of Stars
  • 13.1: Low-Mass Stars
  • 13.2: The Evolution of Binary Stars
  • 13.3: High-Mass Stars
  • 13.4: Supernova Explosions
  • 13.5: The End of Earth
  • 13: Problems From Book
  • 13: Supplemental Problems
  • 13: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 14: Neutron Stars and Black Holes
  • 14.1: Neutron Stars
  • 14.2: Black Holes
  • 14.3: Compact Objects With Disks and Jets
  • 14: Problems From Book
  • 14: Supplemental Problems
  • 14: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 15: The Milky Way Galaxy
  • 15.1: Discovery of the Galaxy
  • 15.2: Structure of the Galaxy
  • 15.3: Spiral Arms and Star Formation
  • 15.4: The Nucleus of the Galaxy
  • 15.5: Origin and Evolution of the Galaxy
  • 15: Problems From Book
  • 15: Supplemental Problems
  • 15: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 16: Galaxies
  • 16.1: The Family of Galaxies
  • 16.2: Measuring the Properties of Galaxies
  • 16.3: Evolution of Galaxies
  • 16: Problems From Book
  • 16: Supplemental Problems
  • 16: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 17: Active Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes
  • 17.1: Active Galactic Nuclei
  • 17.2: Supermassive Black Holes
  • 17.3: A History of Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes
  • 17: Problems From Book
  • 17: Supplemental Problems
  • 17: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 18: Modern Cosmology
  • 18.1: Introduction to the Universe
  • 18.2: The Big Bang Theory
  • 18.3: Space and Time, Matter and Gravity
  • 18.4: 21st-Century Cosmology
  • 18: Problems From Book
  • 18: Supplemental Problems
  • 18: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter 19: Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds
  • 19.1: The Nature of Life
  • 19.2: Life in the Universe
  • 19.3: Intelligent Life in the Universe
  • 19: Problems From Book
  • 19: Supplemental Problems
  • 19: Tutorial and Media Problems
  
  
• Chapter VAL: Virtual Astronomy Labs
  • Lab 1: Measurement and Unit Conversion
  • Lab 2: Light and Matter
  • Lab 3: The Doppler Effect
  • Lab 4: The Solar Wind and Cosmic Rays
  • Lab 5: Tides and Tidal Forces
  • Lab 6: Extrasolar Planets
  • Lab 7: Kepler's Laws
  • Lab 8: Helioseismology
  • Lab 9: Stars, Star Clusters, and the HR Diagram
  • Lab 10: Binary Stars
  • Lab 11: White Dwarfs and Stellar Explosions
  • Lab 12: Neutron Stars and Pulsars
  • Lab 13: Astronomical Distance Scales
  • Lab 14: Evidence for Dark Matter
  • Lab 15: The Hubble Law
  • Lab 16: The Fate of the Universe