Foundations of Astrophysics
ISBN: 9780321595584 | 0321595580
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date: 3/10/2009
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Foundations of Astrophysics provides a contemporary andcomplete introduction to astrophysics for astronomy and physics majors. This text is briefer and more accessible than other texts in the market, and is the most up-to-date book available in this fast-changing field. With a logical presentation and conceptual and quantitative end-of-chapter problems, the material is easier-to-grasp for introductory astrophysics students.
Key Message: Foundations of Astrophysicsprovides a contemporary, complete, and rigorous intr... MORE
Key Message: Foundations of Astrophysicsprovides a contemporary, complete, and rigorous intr... MORE
| Early Astronomy | |
| Emergence of Modern Astronomy | |
| Orbital Mechanics | |
| The Earth-Moon System | |
| Interaction of Radiation and Matter | |
| Astronomical Detection of Light | |
| The Sun | |
| Overview of the Solar System | |
| Earth and Moon | |
| The Planets | |
| Small Bodies in the Solar System | |
| ... MORE | |
| Properties of Stars | |
| Stellar Atmospheres | |
| Stellar Interiors | |
| The Interstellar Medium | |
| Formation and Evolution of Stars | |
| Stellar Remnants | |
| Our Galaxy | |
| Galaxies | |
| Active Galaxies | |
| Clusters and Superclusters | |
| Cosmology | |
| History of the Universe | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Both Barbara Ryden and Brad Peterson are respected teachers and researchers at Ohio State University. Peterson serves as Department Chair. Ryden wrote the Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award winner, Introduction to Cosmology, a text for majors published by Addison-Wesley. Peterson wrote a text on Active Galactic Nuclei published by Cambridge University press.
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