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020 | _a9781108422161 | ||
040 | _cIIT Kanpur | ||
041 | _aeng | ||
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_a523.01 _bC236i2 |
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100 | _aCarroll, Bradley W. | ||
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_aAn introduction to modern astrophysics _cBradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie |
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250 | _a2nd ed. | ||
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_bCambridge University Press _c2017 _aCambridge |
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300 | _axvii, 1278p | ||
520 | _aAn 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 | ||
650 | _aAstrophysics | ||
650 | _aStars | ||
700 | _aOstlie, Dale A. | ||
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