Welcome to the StudySpace

The structure of this site uses contemporary pedagogical techniques to help you strengthen your study habits. The site is organized into 3 parts: Organize, Learn and Connect.

Organize

This material will help you prepare to tackle the chapter material by getting you to think energetically before you read the chapter.  Then when you do open your book you will engage it more effectively.

• A detailed Study Plan that guides you through all the available resources for the chapter.
• An interactive Diagnostic Quiz.  These multiple-choice quizzes allow you to assess your understanding of course material.  Based on your quiz performance, the system will provide you with helpful links.
• Links to the ebook version of the text.

Learn

These exercises help you master what you've read in the chapter.

• AstroTour animations and separate Interactive Simulations that help enhance your understanding of core concepts.
• Flashcards that allow you to test your knowledge of chapter vocabulary.
• Link to SmartWork online homework.

Connect

Here you are asked to apply what you learned from the chapter and to make connections between concepts you have mastered.

• The “Astronomy in the News” feed helps you stay up-to-date with discoveries and developments in the rapidly evolving world of astronomy.

Links

Norton Website
College Books
Professional Books
Trade Books
Help Desk
Starry Night Support Desk

About W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company has been independent since its founding in 1923, when William Warder Norton and Margaret D. Norton first published lectures delivered at the People's Institute, the adult education division of New York City's Cooper Union. The Nortons soon expanded their program beyond the Institute, publishing books by celebrated academics from America and abroad. By mid-century, the two major pillars of Norton's publishing program—trade books and college texts—were firmly established. In the 1950s, the Norton family transferred control of the company to its employees, and today—with a staff of 400 and a comparable number of trade, college, and professional titles published each year—W. W. Norton & Company stands as the largest and oldest publishing house owned wholly by its employees.