Welcome to the universe
Subtitle: The problem book
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott
Contributors: Strauss, Michael Abram, author; Gott, J. Richard, author
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9780691177809; 9780691177816
Subjects: Problems, exercises; Relativity (Physics); Stars; Cosmology
Other titles: Problem book
Description: "Here is the essential companion to Welcome to the Universe, a New York Times bestseller that was inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course for non science majors that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton. This problem book features more than one hundred problems and exercises used in the original course--ideal for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the original material and to learn to think like an astrophysicist. Whether you're a student or teacher, citizen scientist or science enthusiast, your guided tour of the cosmos just got even more hands-on with Welcome to the Universe : The Problem Book. The essential companion book to the acclaimed bestseller features the problems used in the original introductory astronomy course for non science majors at Princeton University. Organized according to the structure of Welcome to the Universe, empowering readers to explore real astrophysical problems that are conceptually introduced in each chapter. Problems are designed to stimulate physical insight into the frontier of astrophysics. Problems develop quantitative skills, yet use math no more advanced than high school algebra. Problems are often multipart, building critical thinking and quantitative skills and developing readers' insight into what astrophysicists do. Ideal for course use--either in tandem with Welcome to the Universe or as a supplement to courses using standard astronomy textbooks or self-study. Tested in the classroom over numerous semesters for decades. Prefaced with a review of relevant concepts and equations. Full solutions and explanations are provided, allowing students and other readers to check their own understanding"--Page [4] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Math tips; title: Stars, planets, and life. The size and scale of the universe; title: From the day and night sky to planetary orbits; title: Newton's laws; title: How stars radiate energy; title: The lives and deaths of stars; title: Why Pluto is not a planet; title: The search for life in the galaxy; title: Galaxies. The Milky Way and the universe of galaxies; title: The expansion of the universe; title: The early universe and quasars; title: Einstein and the universe. Einstein's road to special relativity; title: Einstein's general theory of relativity; title: Black holes; title: Cosmic strings, wormholes, and time travel; title: The shape of the universe and the Big Bang; title: Inflation and recent developments in cosmology; title: Our future in the universe; title: Useful numbers and equations; title: Solutions.