1996, ISBN: 9781148030128

Oxford University Press, USA, 1995. Oxford University Press, USA 1995 First Edition NL with 1 Near Fine/ no dj, glossy pictorial boards, light wear to one corner, faint rubbing to back o/… More...

Oxford University Press, USA, 1995. Oxford University Press, USA 1995 First Edition NL with 1 Near Fine/ no dj, glossy pictorial boards, light wear to one corner, faint rubbing to back o/w Fine. From School Grade 6-9At first glance this looks to be an up-to-date, visually exciting summary of astronomy. However, in an effort to appeal to both young amateur astronomers and readers interested in learning about the universe, it fails to satisfy either. The authors begin with a description of the instruments used for viewing the universe and then describe it from a star-gazer's perspectivebeginning with the planets and moving out through the solar system and galaxies. This arrangement is confusing since scientific concepts are introduced before they are properly explained. Aggravating this problem is the authors' tendency to avoid mathematical concepts. Although much of the math associated with astronomy is beyond the grade level for which this is intended, some explanation of the basic concepts is necessary. Also, although astronomers are far from agreeing on theories of the age, evolution, size, shape, etc. of the universe, the Mittons build each discussion around one theory presented as fact, and it is only in the last chapter that they mention that other theories exist. The illustrations, mostly photos, are clear and appealing, but are often spread across the double page. On several occasions the tight binding obscures important parts of them. Some captions seem to contradict the text, and both photos and diagrams are often poorly labeled and explained. Star charts at the end are too small to be very helpful to beginning astronomers. Many better books are available on this topic.Wendy D. Caldiero, New York Public Library 1996 From Booklist[SERIES LAST REVIEWED IN BKL Mr 1 96, under Bailey, Jill. Gr. 5^-8.]. First Edition NL with 1. Hardcover. Near Fine., Oxford University Press, USA, 1995, New. This book is intended as a textbook for the students of BBA/MBA, BCom/MCom, BSc (Statistics) for their courses in Business Statistics/Statistics for Management. It discusses the fundamental concepts with illustrative examples and applications to various business problems. The book covers all the essential topics of business statistics such as frequency distribution and graphical representation, measures of central tendency and dispersion, moments, skewness and kurtosis, probability theory, random variable, probability distributions, and correlation and regression. Yr. of Pub. 8120340760, Nabu Press. Used - Acceptable. highlighting ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text, Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781148030128

Nabu Press. Used - Acceptable. highlighting ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guar… More...

Nabu Press. Used - Acceptable. highlighting ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text, Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781148030128

Nabu Press. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear., Nabu Press