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020			_a9781108422161
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a523.01 _bC236i2
100			_aCarroll, Bradley W.
245			_aAn introduction to modern astrophysics _cBradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2017 _aCambridge
300			_axvii, 1278p
520			_aAn 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. 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. 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
650			_aAstrophysics
650			_aStars
700			_aOstlie, Dale A.
942			_cBK
999			_c558406 _d558406