Comments on: What are some of the best books for studying astrophysics? http://astronomy-chart.com/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-for-studying-astrophysics.html Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: littleblanket http://astronomy-chart.com/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-for-studying-astrophysics.html/comment-page-1#comment-66 littleblanket Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:35:44 +0000 http://astronomy-chart.com/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-for-studying-astrophysics.html#comment-66 the big black bible should tell you that if you dont take care of the earth, it will do away with you... it doesnt take a genius to figure that one out... the big black bible should tell you that if you dont take care of the earth, it will do away with you… it doesnt take a genius to figure that one out…

]]> By: e_dmc2 http://astronomy-chart.com/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-for-studying-astrophysics.html/comment-page-1#comment-65 e_dmc2 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:35:44 +0000 http://astronomy-chart.com/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-for-studying-astrophysics.html#comment-65 A Brief History Of Time, The Universe in a Nutshell, Black Holes, Babby Universes and Other Essays - Stephen Hawking The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene A Brief History Of Time, The Universe in a Nutshell, Black Holes, Babby Universes and Other Essays – Stephen Hawking

The Elegant Universe – Brian Greene

]]> By: Mr. Quark http://astronomy-chart.com/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-for-studying-astrophysics.html/comment-page-1#comment-67 Mr. Quark Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:35:44 +0000 http://astronomy-chart.com/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-for-studying-astrophysics.html#comment-67 Various introductory astronomy text books. Most intro courses are geared towards non-science majors satisfying their science requirement, so right up your alley! My favorite (though I have been out of teaching the stuff for 4 years now) is The Cosmic Perspective. Unlike other texts, this one actually used planetary scientists to write the planetary chapters, and astrophysicists to write the cosmology, stellar evolution and galactic dynamics chapters. It is a GREAT book. Get it used, unless you don't mind shelling out $100. Another excellent book assembled by the same guy focuses on Astrobiology. Might as well get "Life in the Universe" since NASA (and astrobiology with it) will pretty much be gone by 2012 on its current course. Various introductory astronomy text books. Most intro courses are geared towards non-science majors satisfying their science requirement, so right up your alley!

My favorite (though I have been out of teaching the stuff for 4 years now) is The Cosmic Perspective. Unlike other texts, this one actually used planetary scientists to write the planetary chapters, and astrophysicists to write the cosmology, stellar evolution and galactic dynamics chapters.

It is a GREAT book. Get it used, unless you don't mind shelling out $100.

Another excellent book assembled by the same guy focuses on Astrobiology. Might as well get "Life in the Universe" since NASA (and astrobiology with it) will pretty much be gone by 2012 on its current course.

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