Fundamentals of Astrophysics by Stan Owocki
Designed for one-semester astrophysics courses, the second edition of this textbook is aimed at science and engineering students with college-level calculus-based physics. Bridging the gap between basic astronomy books and advanced astrophysics texts, it offers an overview of stars, exoplanets, the interstellar medium, galaxies, and cosmology.
'Owocki's book is a welcome addition to the handful of good textbooks that cover astrophysics at an introductory levelBuilding on the typical first-year undergraduate STEM curriculum, he makes a thorough quantitative survey of all the important topics in stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astrophysics. Teachable within a one-semester course, this book creates an attractive technical elective in this fascinating field.' Jim Napolitano, Temple University
'This much-needed text fills the void for good up-to-date introductions to astrophysics for second- or third-year undergraduates with a calculus-based intro physics background. I especially like the division in short 'one topic per session' chapters, which makes the text useful for modern active-learning-based approaches. The exercises are well designed, and the inclusion of popular subjects such as exoplanets and gravitational wave observations will certainly inspire a broad range of students. I will seriously consider it for our Intro to Astrophysics class.' Francesc Ferrer, Washington University in St Louis
'Owocki's book is conversational and supremely readable. Readers will feel both the author's excitement for the material and his depth of experience explaining concepts at the undergraduate level … a welcome addition to the world of undergraduate astronomy textbooks.' Colette Salyk, Vassar College, Physics Today
'This much-needed text fills the void for good up-to-date introductions to astrophysics for second- or third-year undergraduates with a calculus-based intro physics background. I especially like the division in short 'one topic per session' chapters, which makes the text useful for modern active-learning-based approaches. The exercises are well designed, and the inclusion of popular subjects such as exoplanets and gravitational wave observations will certainly inspire a broad range of students. I will seriously consider it for our Intro to Astrophysics class.' Francesc Ferrer, Washington University in St Louis
'Owocki's book is conversational and supremely readable. Readers will feel both the author's excitement for the material and his depth of experience explaining concepts at the undergraduate level … a welcome addition to the world of undergraduate astronomy textbooks.' Colette Salyk, Vassar College, Physics Today
Stan Owocki is an Emeritus Professor within the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 1982 and had post-doctoral positions at Harvard University and University of California, San Diego before joining the faculty at U. Delaware in 1987. Co-author of more than 300 scientific papers, his research focuses on mass loss from luminous, massive stars. He has extensive experience of teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, with his flagship “Fundamentals of Astrophysics” course laying the foundation for this text.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009618007 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009618008 |
| Title | Fundamentals of Astrophysics |
| Author | Stan Owocki |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2025-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 325 |
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