A student's guide to the mathematics of astronomy / Daniel Fleisch, Wittenberg University, Julia Kregenow, Pennsylvania State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleisch, Daniel A., author.

Kregenow, Julia, author.

Contributor:

Cambridge University Press

Series:

Student guide series (Cambridge University Press)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Mathematics--Textbooks.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781139542388 (electronic bk.)

1139542389 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99993703764

99975432413

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.