An 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.
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..
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.
An 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
