FoundationsofAstrophysicsprovidesacontemporaryandcompleteintroductiontoastrophysicsforastronomyandphysicsmajors.Withalogicalpresentationandconceptualandquantitativeend-of-chapterproblems,thematerialisaccessibletointroductoryastrophysicsstudentstakingatwo-semestersurveycourse.Startingwiththemotionsofthesolarsystemandadiscussionoftheinteractionofmatterandlight,theauthorsexplorethephysicalnatureofobjectsinthesolarsystem,andtheexcitingnewfieldofexoplanets.Thesecondhalfoftheirtextcoversstellar,galactic,andextragalacticastronomy,followedbyabriefdiscussionofcosmology.Thisisareissueoftheoriginal2010edition,whichhasestablisheditselfasoneofthemarket-leadingastrophysicstexts,wellknownforitsclarityandsimplicity.Ithasintroducedthousandsofphysicalsciencestudentstothebreadthofastronomy,andhelpedpreparethemformoreadvancedstudies.
