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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
'… I believe the authors have succeeded in their goal of finding a presentation style which ensures accessibility to curious amateur deep-sky enthusiasts as well as trained astrophysics students … I would recommend this book to any amateur with basic scientific grounding who seeks to learn more about the physics of deep sky objects. It is loaded with factual information, and produced to a high standard of accuracy and clarity throughout.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association
'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
'… I believe the authors have succeeded in their goal of finding a presentation style which ensures accessibility to curious amateur deep-sky enthusiasts as well as trained astrophysics students … I would recommend this book to any amateur with basic scientific grounding who seeks to learn more about the physics of deep sky objects. It is loaded with factual information, and produced to a high standard of accuracy and clarity throughout.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association
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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.
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This is by far the most clear and interesting text book ever written (and I've tried to read a lot!)
It explains everything in a precise, sequential manner leaving no questions unanswered. If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student, new to astrophysics/cosmology and a bit lost with the amount of jargon and information that you are required to take in, read this book. It will make everything clear. It is the only text book that I have read from cover to cover without skipping a single word.
I wish the authors could write more books like this.
It explains everything in a precise, sequential manner leaving no questions unanswered. If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student, new to astrophysics/cosmology and a bit lost with the amount of jargon and information that you are required to take in, read this book. It will make everything clear. It is the only text book that I have read from cover to cover without skipping a single word.
I wish the authors could write more books like this.
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I received this textbook and its partner "An Introduction to the Sun and Stars" as part of the UK Open University's excellent distance-learning course (code S282) on astronomy and cosmology. Both books are among the best texbooks of any kind that I have ever encountered. As an all-too-"mature" student trying to study physical science at home, I found these texts fascinating, engaging, very well-designed, with plenty of questions to test/extend my understanding. If you're studying cosmology or simply want to know more about the science behind all those popular science accounts of the Big Bang and everything after, this is the book for you!
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An extremely well written introduction to this area of Astronomy. The book is designed as part of a distance learning course and so has many exercises with full solutions. Takes you from the properties of Galaxies to the moment after the big bang with the minimum of mathematics, nothing beyond basic algebra is needed to fully understand the material in this book which will make the book appeal to a very wide audience. Relevant areas of Physics are introduced when needed in blue boxes embedded within the text. The lack of maths may disappoint some readers, but other books in this series take you further with the maths needed for a deeper understanding. There are also companion volumes at the same level covering Stars, Planets and the search for Extra Terrestrial Life. Look at the Open University course S282 S283, S382 and S383 for more details. All the books are on Amazon of course.
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