An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
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An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics

Bradley W. Carroll, Dale A. Ostlie

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An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics

Bradley W. Carroll, Dale A. Ostlie

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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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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781108390248
Topic
Ciencias físicas
Subtopic
Astronomía y astrofísica
Edition
2
PART
I
The
Tools
of
Astronomy

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APA 6 Citation
Carroll, B., & Ostlie, D. (2017). An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1693712/an-introduction-to-modern-astrophysics-pdf (Original work published 2017)
Chicago Citation
Carroll, Bradley, and Dale Ostlie. (2017) 2017. An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1693712/an-introduction-to-modern-astrophysics-pdf.
Harvard Citation
Carroll, B. and Ostlie, D. (2017) An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics. 2nd edn. Cambridge University Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1693712/an-introduction-to-modern-astrophysics-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).
MLA 7 Citation
Carroll, Bradley, and Dale Ostlie. An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2017. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.