{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-universe-the-problem-book-9780691177816","title":"Welcome to the Universe: The Problem Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential companion to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the essential companion to Welcome to the Universe, a New York Times bestseller that was inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course for non science majors that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton. This problem book features more than one hundred problems and exercises used in the original course--ideal for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the original material and to learn to think like an astrophysicist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you're a student or teacher, citizen scientist or science enthusiast, your guided tour of the cosmos just got even more hands-on with \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Universe: The Problem Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe essential companion book to the acclaimed bestseller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures the problems used in the original introductory astronomy course for non science majors at Princeton University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganized according to the structure of \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, empowering readers to explore real astrophysical problems that are conceptually introduced in each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblems are designed to stimulate physical insight into the frontier of astrophysics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblems develop quantitative skills, yet use math no more advanced than high school algebra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblems are often multipart, building critical thinking and quantitative skills and developing readers' insight into what astrophysicists do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for course use--either in tandem with \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e or as a supplement to courses using standard astronomy textbooks--or self-study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTested in the classroom over numerous semesters for more than a decade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefaced with a review of relevant concepts and equations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull solutions and explanations are provided, allowing students and other readers to check their own understanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil deGrasse Tyson\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eSpace Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e, and the host of the Emmy-winning documentary \u003ci\u003eCosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of astrophysics at Princeton University. \u003cb\u003eJ. Richard Gott\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of astrophysics at Princeton University. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmic Web: Mysterious Architecture of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924160778514,"sku":"9780691177816","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50c03e95-b8c7-4b16-a900-e5eae0527e54.jpg?v=1738970007","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/welcome-to-the-universe-the-problem-book-9780691177816","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}