An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology

Mark H. Jones, Robert J. Lambourne

442 pages, parution le 14/05/2004

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The authors have achieved a great deal by producing a comprehensive, and comprehensible textbook with very little mathematics. The chapters on cosmology are bang up-to-date, and succeed in putting across challenging concepts in an understandable way. The book is also well-illustrated and very nicely produced.'

Professor Alan Heavens, University of Edinburgh An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology is an impressive textbook. I found the presentation to be accessible to a wide variety of students, yet comprehensive and very up-to-date. The relevant mathematics and physics are introduced clearly and gently; advanced topics are explained in a pedagogically effective manner. The style of presentation will attract and sustain the interest of a broad spectrum of readers; it involves them in the drama of search, discovery, and emergence of new mysteries.

Professor Robert Wagoner, Stanford University

'An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology is an impressive textbook. I found the presentation to be accessible to a wide variety of students, yet comprehensive and very up-to-date. The relevant mathematics and physics are introduced clearly and gently; advanced topics are explained in a pedagogically effective manner. The style of presentation will attract and sustain the interest of a broad spectrum of readers; it involves them in the drama of search, discovery, and emergence of new mysteries.' Professor Robert Wagoner, Stanford University

This introductory textbook has been designed by a team of experts for elementary university courses in astronomy and astrophysics. It starts with a detailed discussion of the structure and history of our own Galaxy, the Milky Way, and goes on to give a general introduction to normal and active galaxies including models for their formation and evolution. The second part of the book provides an overview of the wide range of cosmological models and discusses the Big Bang and the expansion of the Universe.

Written in an accessible style that avoids complex mathematics, and illustrated in colour throughout, this book is suitable for self-study and will appeal to amateur astronomers as well as undergraduate students. It contains numerous helpful learning features such as boxed summaries, student exercises with full solutions, and a glossary of terms. The book is also supported by a website hosting further teaching materials.

Sommaire

The milky way - our galaxy
Normal galaxies
Active galaxies
The spatial distribution of galaxies
Introducing cosmology - the science of the universe
Big bang cosmology - the evolving universe
Observational cosmology - measuring the universe
Questioning Cosmology - outstanding problems about the universe
Answers and comments
Appendix

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Mark H. Jones, Robert J. Lambourne
Parution	14/05/2004
Nb. de pages	442
Format	21 x 26
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1440g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521546232
ISBN13	978-0-521-54623-2