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Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics (Hardcover)

by Elske V.P. Smith (Author), Kenneth C. Jacobs (Author), M. Zeilik (Author), Michael Zeilik (Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Saunders College Publishing/Harcourt Brace; 2nd Revised edition edition (Jan 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0030044995
  • ISBN-13: 978-0030044991
  • Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 20.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book to get for 1st and 2nd year Astrophysics students, 2 Feb 2005
This review is from: Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics (Saunders Golden Sunburst Series) (Hardcover)
If you are doing a degree in Astrophysics or Astronomy and want a book that is going to last and provide a broad knowledge of astronomy and will last throughout your degree, this is a book to get. If you want pretty pictures and hand-wavy explanations and descriptions, get another book. If you want a bit a detail, and some solid (but not complicated) mathematical background to help understand the astrophysics presented more deeply, this book does a good job. It provides nice simple mathematical models for otherwise complicated processes such as stellar structure, planetary physics and galactic astronomy. It also has some useful appendicies with those easy-to-forget astronomical constants and numbers you need for homeworks. I bought this in the first year of my undergraduate degree, and I am still using it during my PhD. What more can I say?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, maybe not the answer to your seminar prayers tho, 5 April 2003
This review is from: Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics (Saunders Golden Sunburst Series) (Hardcover)
This is a great book. I was recommended it for my course (physics with astrophysics) and as a first year have found it very useful in the more specific areas of study. Having said that, it gives a great overview of the subject matter. It is clearly set out in an easy to follow manner, and the information is understandable! (not a mean feat for astro books!). I would certainly recommend this book to anyone doing any space science/astronomy degree, and even to the informed reader who simply wants to learn more. A good understanding of physics is a must though (gcse-alevel) as it will not teach you ALL the fundementals. Really helpful, but don't expect it to simply dish out the answers to those seminar questions...
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good undergraduate text, 29 May 2001
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This review is from: Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics (Saunders Golden Sunburst Series) (Hardcover)
This was the recommended text some of the lecture courses in my Physics with Astronomy degree, and I have to say that I've returned to it time and time again.

Everything is explained clearly and all of the background knowledge you need to tackle a problem is given. It can be a bit daunting to a first-year undergraduate, although it will prove invaluable in second and third year - but in saying that, some more advanced concepts are not always developed as fully as you would expect.

All in all though - an excellent book, and a great complement to Carroll & Ostlie or Binney & Merrifield for more advanced stuff.

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