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Book Title
A Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy (Student's Guid
ISBN
9781107610217
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107610214
ISBN-13
9781107610217
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159852388

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
205 Pages
Publication Name
Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Subject
Astronomy
Type
Textbook
Author
Daniel Fleisch, Julia Kregenow
Subject Area
Science
Series
Student's Guides
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2013-008432
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'For the budding student of astronomy with a phobia of numbers and equations comes this book to the rescue … a great introduction to the maths of astronomy.' Astronomy Now
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
520.1/51
Table Of Content
1. Fundamentals; 2. Gravity; 3. Light; 4. Parallax, angular size, and angular resolution; 5. Stars; 6. Black holes and cosmology; References; Index.
Synopsis
The study of astronomy offers an unlimited opportunity for us to gain a deeper understanding of our planet, the Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy and the known Universe. Using the plain-language approach that has proven highly popular in Fleisch's other Student's Guides, this book is ideal for non-science majors taking introductory astronomy courses. The authors address topics that students find most troublesome, on subjects ranging from stars and light to gravity and black holes. Dozens of fully worked examples and over 150 exercises and homework problems help readers get to grips with the concepts in each chapter. An accompanying website features a host of supporting materials, including interactive solutions for every exercise and problem in the text and a series of video podcasts in which the authors explain the important concepts of every section of the book., Written for non-science majors taking introductory astronomy courses, this book explains how to use mathematics to solve problems in astronomy. It features plain-language explanations, dozens of fully worked examples, over 150 exercises and homework problems, and a rich set of online supporting materials.
LC Classification Number
QB51.3.M38 F54 2013

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