Discovering the Universe, 11e is now supported in Achieve, Macmillan's new online learning platform. Achieve is the culmination of years of development work put toward creating the most powerful online learning tool for astronomy students. It houses all of our renowned assessments, multimedia assets, e-book, and instructor resources in a powerful new platform. Achieve highlights include: Animations and NASA-sourced videos for each chapter support the text and offer more in-depth visualization of key topics. Assessment questions are aligned with a number of animations and videos. Interactive labs and all new simulations give students hands-on activities in astronomy. Students can set parameters to learn about key concepts in a lab-like activity. Homework questions contain hints, solutions, and answer-specific feedback to assure students learn from their misconceptions.

LearningCurve adaptive quizzing helps students prepare for class and drives them back to the text to reinforce their learning. Active learning materials for in-class, online or hybrid classes include: discussion activities, assignments for primary literature, handouts, and other resources to make it even easier to engage your students. Content features include: What If? Questions Inspire student curiosity and invite them to think critically about the way our universe works. Guided Discovery goes in-depth on challenging astronomical concepts to help students gain a conceptual understanding through thoughtful analogies and useful perspectives from the history of science Astronomer's Toolbox Allows instructors to incorporate the right amount of quantitative material into their course for their students.