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.
| ISBN: | 9781108422161 |
| Publication date: | 7th September 2017 |
| Author: | Bradley W. (Weber State University, Utah) Carroll, Dale A. (Weber State University, Utah) Ostlie |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 1359 pages |
| Genres: |
Astrophysics Astrophysics |