This concise textbook, designed specifically for a one-semester course
in astrophysics, introduces astrophysical concepts to undergraduate
science and engineering students with a background in college-level,
calculus-based physics. The text is organized into five parts
covering: stellar properties; stellar structure and evolution; the
interstellar medium and star/planet formation; the Milky Way and other
galaxies; and cosmology. Structured around short easily digestible
chapters, instructors have flexibility to adjust their course's
emphasis as it suits them. Exposition drawn from the author's decade
of teaching his course guides students toward a basic but quantitative
understanding, with 'quick questions' to spur practice in basic
computations, together with more challenging multi-part exercises at
the end of each chapter. Advanced concepts like the quantum nature of
energy and radiation are developed as needed. The text's approach and
level bridge the wide gap between introductory astronomy texts for
non-science majors and advanced undergraduate texts for astrophysics
majors.
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ISBN
9781108952828
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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