Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Physics and Astrophysics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780387982953)

Intended for undergraduate nonscience majors satisfying a general, education requirement or seeking an elective in natural science, the text examines physics, but with a different perspective from most undergraduate astronomy courses: developing the principles of physics to illuminate the things we see in the heavens. The fundamental problems of the behavior of matter and energy are thus used to study the solar system, the structure and evolution of stars, and the early universe.

Author: James B. Seaborn
ISBN-10: 0387982957
ISBN-13: 9780387982953
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 12/12/1997
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 0.90d