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MindTap Earth Sciences, 1 term (6 months) Instant Access for Ahrens' Meteorology Today, 11th Edition

C. Donald Ahrens, Robert Henson

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MindTap Earth Sciences, 1 term (6 months) Instant Access for Ahrens' Meteorology Today 11th Edition by C. Donald Ahrens/Robert Henson
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Overview

The power of MindTap comes to Ahrens & Henson\u2019s Meteorology Today, with just-in-time concept animations that help students through difficult subjects and then quizzes them on it, Geoscience Watch activities that get them looking at and thinking about the latest news and research, and pre- and post-tests to measure their learning. \n\nPersonalized teaching becomes yours through a Learning Path built with key student objectives and your syllabus in mind. Control what students see and when they see it. Relevant readings, multimedia, and activities are designed to take students up the levels of learning, from basic knowledge to analysis and application. Analytics and reports provide a snapshot of class progress, time in course, engagement and completion rates.

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Meet the Authors

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C. Donald Ahrens

Don Ahrens is an emeritus professor at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California. He has influenced countless professionals in the field of atmospheric science as well as hundreds of thousands of students who use his books to better understand weather and climate. In 2007, the National Weather Association awarded him a lifetime achievement award for these accomplishments. The best-selling author of three Cengage texts -- METEOROLOGY TODAY, ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY and EXTREME WEATHER AND CLIMATE -- Professor Ahrens received the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s McGuffey Longevity Award for the 9th edition of METEOROLOGY TODAY. Professor Ahrens completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in meteorology at San Jose State University and his doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado.

Robert Henson

Robert Henson is among the nation’s most widely read writers on weather and climate. He is a regular contributor to the Yale Climate Connections website and a contributing editor at the Texas Climate News website and Weatherwise magazine. Prior to his freelance career, Henson was a staff writer and editor at Weather Underground and at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research. An expert on tornadoes, thunderstorms and hurricanes, Henson has also analyzed how TV weathercasters cover major storms and report on climate change. His books include THE THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, whose original edition was shortlisted for the UK Royal Society Prize for Science Books.

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  • Control what content students see and when they see it with a learning path that can be used as-is or matched to your syllabus exactly.
  • Create a unique learning path of relevant readings, multimedia and activities that move students up the learning taxonomy from basic knowledge and comprehension to analysis, application and critical thinking.
  • Integrate your own content into the MindTap Reader using your own documents or pull from sources like RSS feeds, YouTube videos, websites, Google Docs and more.
  • Use powerful analytics and reports that provide a snapshot of class progress, time in course, engagement and completion.
  • Empower students with the information to know where they stand at all times—both individually and compared to the highest performers in class.
  • Help students stay organized and efficient with a single destination that reflects exactly what’s important to you, the instructor.
  • Automatically grade assignments and quizzes.

Table of Contents

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LEARNING PATH.
Chapter Pre-Test.
Video that introduces the chapter content.
Reading with imbedded videos, animations, and assessment.
Questions for Review.
Questions for Thought.
Global Geoscience Watch exercise featuring questions based on a chapter-related news article.
Media Library with all videos and animations that appear in the chapter.
Chapter Post-Test.

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  • ISBN-10: 1305273583
  • ISBN-13: 9781305273580
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