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Student's Guides: Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy by Daniel Fleisch and Julia Kregenow (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy, Paperback by Fleisch, Daniel; Kregenow, Julia, ISBN 1107610214, ISBN-13 9781107610217, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "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 books, this book is ideal for non-science majors taking introductory astronomy courses"--
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107610214
ISBN-139781107610217
eBay Product ID (ePID)159852388
Product Key Features
Number of Pages205 Pages
Publication NameStudent's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
SubjectAstronomy
TypeTextbook
AuthorDaniel Fleisch, Julia Kregenow
Subject AreaScience
SeriesStudent's Guides
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2013-008432
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition23
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
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal520.1/51
Table Of Content1. Fundamentals; 2. Gravity; 3. Light; 4. Parallax, angular size, and angular resolution; 5. Stars; 6. Black holes and cosmology; References; Index.
SynopsisThe 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 NumberQB51.3.M38 F54 2013
