An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics Hardback
by Bradley W. (Weber State University, Utah) Carroll, Dale A. (Weber State University, Utah) Ostlie
Hardback
Description
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics is a comprehensive, well-organized and engaging text covering every major area of modern astrophysics, from the solar system and stellar astronomy to galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, and cosmology.
Designed to provide students with a working knowledge of modern astrophysics, this textbook is suitable for astronomy and physics majors who have had a first-year introductory physics course with calculus.
Featuring a brief summary of the main scientific discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the universe; worked examples to facilitate the understanding of the concepts presented in the book; end-of-chapter problems to practice the skills acquired; and computational exercises to numerically model astronomical systems, the second edition of An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics is the go-to textbook for learning the core astrophysics curriculum as well as the many advances in the field.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:1359 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/09/2017
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- ISBN:9781108422161
Information
-
Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:1359 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/09/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108422161