Cosmology

Key Features:- Classic introduction to cosmology for undergraduates, used throughout the world.
- Previous edition has sold over 3000 copies to date

- Very accessible with mathematics kept to a minimum. No knowledge of general relativity required.

- Strong emphasis on observational cosmology and astrophysical background.

- Excellent reference book for key formulae and results.

- Calculation-advice provided and expanded sets of exercises at the end of each chapter.

Description:

This is a revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory text on cosmology for undergraduates, also accessible to anyone with school science knowledge. New results from the WMAP mission are included as well as results from Hubble Key Project and High Redshift Supernovae teams. The physical basis for cosmology has been emphasised and there are many new exercises.

Contents:

The visible universe; Our Galaxy and other galaxies; The empirical basis for cosmological theories; The big-bang models; Early stages of the big bang; From fireball to the present; Observational cosmology; Other cosmological theories; Epilogue: twenty controversies in cosmology today; Answers to problems; Further reading; Index