A Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy

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Daniel Fleisch (Wittenberg University, Ohio) Julia Kregenow (Pennsylvania State University)

A Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy

Daniel Fleisch (Wittenberg University, Ohio), Julia Kregenow (Pennsylvania State University)

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Cambridge University Press
29 August 2013

Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time; Cosmology & the universe

Series: Student's Guides

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.

By: Daniel Fleisch (Wittenberg University Ohio), Julia Kregenow (Pennsylvania State University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781107610217
ISBN 10: 1107610214
Series: Student's Guides
Pages: 205
Publication Date: 29 August 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Fundamentals; 2. Gravity; 3. Light; 4. Parallax, angular size, and angular resolution; 5. Stars; 6. Black holes and cosmology; References; Index.

Daniel Fleisch is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Wittenberg University, where he specializes in electromagnetics and space physics. He is the author of A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations and A Student's Guide to Vectors and Tensors (Cambridge University Press, 2008 and 2011, respectively). Julia Kregenow is an Instructor of Astronomy at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, where she is involved in researching how to more effectively teach science to non-science majors.

Reviews for A Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy

'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 'A strong feature of the book is the excellent selection of instructive problems at the end of each chapter. Could be useful if you are desperately trying to think of some questions for your mid-term exams.' The Observatory