Learn to Navigate : By the Tutorial System Developed at Harvard

Charles A Whitney

ISBN 10: 0870334263 / ISBN 13: 9780870334269

Published by Schiffer Publishing Jul 2009, 2009

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Neuware - Here is a book on piloting and celestial navigation that approaches these subjects from a new direction. Although it has a textbook structure, the authors have attempted to give it a tutorial slant so that it can be used by individuals outside the classroom. Their goals were to provide an understanding of principles, so the sailor can invent new methods when required, as well as to give help in the practical matters, such as reading the Almanac and carrying out sight reductions while tossing about on the sea.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learn to Navigate : By the Tutorial System Developed at Harvard
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Jul 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870334263
• ISBN 13: 9780870334269
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book is written for the mariner who wants to learn the concepts of piloting and navigation, and do more than merely follow a closely prescribed set of rules. While the authors have supplied guidance in the practical matters, such as reading the Almanac and carrying out sight reductions (there are reduction forms in the appendices), they have also provided an understanding of the principles so the sailor can invent new methods when required. Readers are expected to be active participants, and there are many exercises designed to help them along the way. What makes this book different from most others is its focus on three methods used in a Harvard freshman tutorial course: confrontation with misconceptions, definitions based on procedures, and the use of imaginary scenarios. The authors feel these are keys to learning, as they are much more powerful than memorization of rules and will prepare the sailor to handle situations that are not in any textbook. Whitney and Wright have directed their writing to the sailor who is interested in the principles but not particularly comfortable with geometry.