Essentials of Geology, Books a la Carte Edition

by Lutgens, Frederick K.; Tarbuck, Edward J.; Tasa, Dennis G.

• ISBN13: 9780321957801
• ISBN10: 0321957806
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2014-01-07
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

NOTE:  This edition features the exact same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value for your students–this format costs 35% less than a new textbook. Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.

 

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From the renowned Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa team, the Twelfth Edition of Essentials of Geology continues to elevate its readability, art program, focus on basic principles and instructor flexibility. This revision incorporates what has historically made the text a best seller with a new active learning approach throughout each chapter, which offers students a structured learning path and provides a reliable, consistent framework for mastering the chapter concepts.

 

It also includes new additions to its learning path, mobile field trips, and visual program. This edition is supported by MasteringGeology™—used by over 1.5 million science students, the Mastering platform is the most effective and widely used online tutorial, homework, and assessment system for the sciences.

 

This program will provide an interactive and engaging learning experience for your students. Here’s how:

 

• Personalize learning with MasteringGeology: MasteringGeology provides students with engaging and interactive experiences that coach them through introductory physical geography with specific wrong-answer feedback, hints, and a wide variety of educationally effective content.
• Teach with an active learning path that emphasizes learning objectives, tie questions back to objectives, ask students to analyze, synthesize, and critically think about core concepts, and break down chapter content.
• Engage students with an art program that supports a structured learning path with its bold-magazine like design.