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" A student's guide to the mathematics of astronomy / "
Daniel Fleisch, Wittenberg University, and Julia Kregenow, Pennsylvania State University
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BL
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639937
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Fleisch, Daniel A.
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A student's guide to the mathematics of astronomy /\ Daniel Fleisch, Wittenberg University, and Julia Kregenow, Pennsylvania State University
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ix, 197 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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9781107610217
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: 1107610214
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: 9781107034945
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: 1107034949
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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1. Fundamentals -- 1.1. Units and unit conversions -- 1.2. Absolute and ratio methods -- 1.3. Rate problems -- 1.4. Scientific notation -- 1.5. Chapter problems -- 2. Gravity -- 2.1. Newton's Law of Gravity -- 2.2. Newton's Laws of Motion -- 2.3. Kepler's Laws -- 2.4. Chapter problems -- 3. Light -- 3.1. Light and spectrum fundamentals -- 3.2. Radiation laws -- 3.3. Doppler shift -- 3.4. Radial-velocity plots -- 3.5. Chapter problems -- 4. Parallax, angular size, and angular resolution -- 4.1. Parallax -- 4.2. Angular size -- 4.3. Angular resolution -- 4.4. Chapter problems -- 5. Stars -- 5.1. Stellar parallax -- 5.2. Luminosity and apparent brightness -- 5.3. Magnitudes -- 5.4. H-R diagram -- 5.5. Chapter problems -- 6. Black holes and cosmology -- 6.1. Density -- 6.2. Escape speed -- 6.3. Black holes -- 6.4. The expansion of the Universe -- 6.5. The history and fate of the Universe -- 6.6. Chapter problems
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"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." -- Publisher's description
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Astronomy-- Mathematics, Textbooks
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520.1/51
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QB51.3.M38F54 2013
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Kregenow, Julia
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