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An Introduction to Physics and Astrophysics

By: James B. Seaborn

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Hardcover | 12 December 1997

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This text is intended for undergraduate nonscience majors, satisfying a general education requirement or seeking an elective in natural science. It is a text on physics, but with an emphasis on topics and applications in astronomy; the perspective is thus different from most undergraduate astronomy courses: rather than discussing what one knows about the heavens (and including, where needed, a brief discussion of the necessary physics), this text develops the principles of physics (as one needs them to understand the behavior of matter on Earth) and uses these to illuminate what we see in the heavens. The fundamental principles governing the behavior of matter and energy are thus used to study the solar system, the structure and evolution of stars, and the early universe. The first part of the book develops Newtonian mechanics with an aim of understanding celestial mechanics. Chapters on electromagnetism and elementary quantum theory lay the foundation of the modern theory of the structure of matter and the role of radiation in the constitution of stars. Kinetic theory and nuclear physics provide the basis for a discussion of stellar structure and evolution. And an examination of red shifts and other observational data provide a basis for discussions of cosmology and cosmogony.

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"This excellent text on physics is intended for undergraduate non-science majors. It is a unique introductory physics book in the sense that its emphasis is on applications in astronomy ... This kind of well-written and compelling text is the best publicity for the physical sciences! Even science majors and physicists (especially teachers) should read it and enjoy (at least the reviewer enjoyed it a lot)." Mathematical Reviews

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Non-Fiction Science Physics Applied Physics Astrophysics Astronomy, Space & Time Cosmology & The Universe Science in General

Preface
Watchers of the Heavens	p. 1
The Stuff Moves Around	p. 16
Eyes on the Skies	p. 33
Newton Puts It All Together	p. 54
Running the Machine	p. 69
Off the Straight and Narrow	p. 82
The Gravity of It All	p. 89
Round and Round She Goes	p. 104
As the World Turns	p. 113
Let There Be Light!	p. 127
What's the Matter?	p. 148
Hot Stuff	p. 156
Einstein's Bundles	p. 161
The Great Dane	p. 172
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice...	p. 187
The Starry Messenger	p. 196
The Sun Is a Gas	p. 218
The Sun Is a Nuclear Furnace	p. 233
No More to Wonder What You Are...	p. 249
The Flight of the Galaxies	p. 266
The Big Picture	p. 277
Linear Graphs	p. 285
Physical and Astronomical Data	p. 289
Useful Formulas	p. 291
The Chemical Elements	p. 292
The Brightest Stars in the Sky	p. 295
Bibliography	p. 296
Index	p. 297
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