{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-astrophysics-paperback-9781108948128","title":"Fundamentals of Astrophysics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108948128","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFundamentals of Astrophysics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduces students with calculus-based physics, to fundamental astrophysical concepts, for a one-semester introduction to astrophysics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStan Owocki (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108948128, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 June 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.5 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Owocki's book is conversational and supremely readable. Readers will feel both the author's excitement for the material and his depth of experience explaining concepts at the undergraduate level … a welcome addition to the world of undergraduate astronomy textbooks.' Colette Salyk, Vassar College, Physics Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Stellar Properties: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Astronomical Distances\u003cbr\u003e 3. Stellar Luminosity\u003cbr\u003e 4. Surface Temperature from a Star's Color\u003cbr\u003e 5. Stellar Radius from Luminosity and Temperature\u003cbr\u003e 6. Composition and Ionization from Stellar Spectra\u003cbr\u003e 7. Surface Gravity and Escape\/Orbital Speed\u003cbr\u003e 8. Stellar Ages and Lifetimes\u003cbr\u003e 9. Stellar Space Velocities\u003cbr\u003e 10. Using Binary Systems to Determine Masses and Radii\u003cbr\u003e 11. Stellar Rotation\u003cbr\u003e 12. Light Intensity and Absorption\u003cbr\u003e 13. Observational Methods\u003cbr\u003e 14. Our Sun\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Stellar Structure and Evolution: 15. Hydrostatic Balance between Pressure and Gravity\u003cbr\u003e 16. Transport of Radiation from Interior to Surface\u003cbr\u003e 17. Structure of Radiative vs. Convective Stellar Envelopes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Hydrogen Fusion and the Mass Range of Stars\u003cbr\u003e 19. Post-Main-Sequence Evolution: Low-Mass Stars\u003cbr\u003e 20. Post-Main-Sequence Evolution: High-Mass Stars\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Interstellar Medium and Formation of Stars and Planets: 21. The Interstellar Medium (ISM)\u003cbr\u003e 22. Star Formation\u003cbr\u003e 23. Origin of Planetary Systems\u003cbr\u003e 24. Water Planet Earth\u003cbr\u003e 25. Extra-Solar Planets\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Our Milky Way and Other Galaxies: 26. Our Milky Way Galaxy\u003cbr\u003e 27. External Galaxies\u003cbr\u003e 28. Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and Quasars\u003cbr\u003e 29. Large Scale Structure and Galaxy Formation and Evolution\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Cosmology: 30. Newtonian Dynamical Model of Universe Expansion\u003cbr\u003e 31. Accelerating Universe with a Cosmological Constant\u003cbr\u003e 32. The Hot Big Bang\u003cbr\u003e 33. Eras in the Evolution of the Universe\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. 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