UID:
almahu_9948609560202882
Format:
1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9781108380980 (ebook)
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Aug 2019).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108422161
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108380980
