An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics

Author:   Pankaj Jain
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9781439885901


Pages:   366
Publication Date:   07 April 2015
Replaced By:   9780367257583
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Author:   Pankaj Jain
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9781439885901


ISBN 10:   1439885907
Pages:   366
Publication Date:   07 April 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Replaced By:   9780367257583
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""Jain has produced a concise, calculus-based textbook aimed at majors in their sophomore or junior years. … ideas are laid out in logical order, and key concepts are explained. End-of-chapter assignments include derivations, calculations (with specific equations often recommended), and verifications. … useful as a review for someone already familiar with the material. This title features useful diagrams … . Recommended for upper-division students."" —CHOICE, December 2015"


Jain has produced a concise, calculus-based textbook aimed at majors in their sophomore or junior years. ... ideas are laid out in logical order, and key concepts are explained. End-of-chapter assignments include derivations, calculations (with specific equations often recommended), and verifications. ... useful as a review for someone already familiar with the material. This title features useful diagrams ... . Recommended for upper-division students. -CHOICE, December 2015


Jain has produced a concise, calculus-based textbook aimed at majors in their sophomore or junior years. ... ideas are laid out in logical order, and key concepts are explained. End-of-chapter assignments include derivations, calculations (with specific equations often recommended), and verifications. ... useful as a review for someone already familiar with the material. This title features useful diagrams ... . Recommended for upper-division students. -CHOICE, December 2015


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Pankaj Jain obtained his doctoral degree from Syracuse University, New York, USA. He subsequently carried out postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA; West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA; University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA; and University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA. Dr. Jain is currently a professor in the Physics Department at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is a theoretical physicist, whose chief interests are in high energy physics and cosmology. Presently, he is working on the models of dark energy and dark matter, cosmic microwave background radiation, observational tests of the cosmological principle, fundamental symmetries of nature, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, and strong interactions.

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