Cosmology is a title in the new Advanced Sciences series. It has been developed specifically for the new specifications for Advanced Level Physics for teaching from September 2000. Cosmology has been endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR Physics specification A. It provides full coverage of the Physics option module of the same name. In combination with other books in the series it provides full coverage of the Advanced Level specifications. Learning objectives are clearly defined, so that students know exactly what they need to learn.
Accounting for the enormous and amazing development cosmology has made in the past ten years, this long awaited second edition of Malcolm Longair's highly appreciated textbook has been extensively and thoroughly updated. It tells the story of modern astrophysical cosmology from the perspective of one of its most important and fundamental problems – how did the galaxies come about? Longair uses this approach to introduce the whole of what may be called "classical cosmology".
Stephen William Hawking, (born 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes, and his popular works in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general.
Combining both the theory behind astronomy with the very latest developments, Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology is an accessible and carefully structured introduction to this dynamic subject. Taking a carefully developed scientific approach, every major concept is accompanied by a worked example and numerous problems, ranging from simple to more stretching. Beautifully illustrated in full color throughout and accompanied by a supplementary website and end of chapter problems, this textbook will help elucidate the popular topic for physics and astronomy undergraduate science students taking a first course in astronomy.
The study of life in space–is one of today’s fastest growing and most popular fields of science. In this compelling, accessible, and elegantly reasoned new book, award-winning scholar and researcher Chris Impey explores the foundations of this rapidly developing discipline, where it’s going, and what it’s likely to find.
