Jeffrey O. Bennett

1958-11-25

77 works on record

Biography

Dr. Jeffrey O. Bennett holds a B.A. (1981) in Biophysics from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.S. and Ph.D. (1987) in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has taught at every level from preschool through graduate school, including more than 50 college classes in astronomy, physics, mathematics, and education. He served 2 years as a visiting senior scientist at NASA headquarters, where he created NASA's "IDEAS" program, started a program to fly teachers aboard NASA's airborne observatories (including SOFIA), and worked on numerous educational programs for the Hubble Space Telescope and other space science missions. He also proposed the idea for and helped develop both the Colorado Scale Model Solar System on the CU-Boulder campus and the Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In addition to the astronomy textbook *The Cosmic Perspective*, he is also lead author of college-level textbooks in astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics; of critically acclaimed books for the general public, including *On the Cosmic Horizon* (2001), *Beyond UFOs* (2008/2011), and *Math for Life* (2012); and an of the award-winning series of children's books that includes *Max Goes to the Moon*, *Max Goes to Mars*, *Max Goes to Jupiter*, and Max's Ice Age Adventure, and *The Wizard Who Saved the World*. When not working, he enjoys participating in masters swimming and in the daily adventures of life with his wife, Lisa; his children, Grant and Brooke; and his dog, Cosmo. Source: [About the Author](https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Cosmic_Perspective.html?id=-uaFMAEACAAJ)

Works

Life in the universe

2003

Using and understanding mathematics

1999

The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals

Essentials of using and understanding mathematics

The cosmic perspective

The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals With Voyager

The essential cosmic perspective

Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life

Max Goes To Jupiter A Science Adventure With Max The Dog

Max Viaja A La Luna Una Aventura De Ciencias Con El Perro Max

Max Goes To The Space Station A Science Adventure With Max The Dog

Insiders guide to teaching with using and understanding mathematics

On the cosmic horizon

The solar system

Stars, galaxies, & cosmology

The Essential Cosmic Perspective (Pearson Learning Solutions) A Custom Edition

Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life Plus NEW MyStatLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition) (Bennett Science & Math Titles)

Max viaja a la estación espacial

New MasteringAstronomy with Pearson Etext - Valuepack Access Card - For the Cosmic Perspective

What is relativity?

Mylab Math with Pearson Etext -- Standalone Access Card -- For Using and Understanding Mathematics with Integrated Review

Essential Cosmic Perspective, The & Modified MasteringAstronomy with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for The Essential Cosmic Perspective Package

Cosmic Perspective, The & SkyGazer 5.0 Student Access Code Card & iclicker Rebate Card & MasteringAstronomy with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for The Cosmic Perspective Package