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Keplerian ellipses :a student guide to the physics of the gravitational two-b…
"Version: 202303"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Polar coordinates--a review -- 1.1. Fundamental definitions -- 1.2. Polar coordinate unit vectors -- 1.3. Time derivatives of polar coordinate unit vectors -- 1.4. Some useful integrals and expansions2. Dynamical quantities in polar coordinates -- 2.1. Position, velocity, acceleration, angular momentum, torque, and energ…
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Astronomy education.
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Prologue : we all are online astronomy instructors -- Guidelines for teaching astronomy online / Melody Buckner, Josie Strahle and Stephanie Tammen -- Who are we teaching online, and why? / Matthew Wenger -- Effective course design / Adrienne J Gauthier -- Astronomy education in virtual worlds and virtual reality / Anthon…
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Astronomy education.
"Version: 20191101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Learner-centered teaching in astronomy -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. What is learner-centered teaching? -- 1.3. How humans learn : the rationale for LCT -- 1.4. Knowing, engaging, and assessing students -- 1.5. Learner-centered teaching, universal design for learning, and inclusive excellence -- 1.6. Learner-centered te…
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The dark universe /
"Version: 20170201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- Background -- Dark matter -- Dark energy -- Flat [lambda]CDM and the cosmological parameters of the Universe -- Current directions -- Weak gravitational lensing -- Baryon acoustic oscillations -- Galaxy clusters -- Redshift space distortions -- Outlook.Just over 95% of our Universe comes in the shrouded fo…
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Simulating large-scale structure for models of cosmic acceleration /
"Version: 20181001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. The standard cosmological model -- 1.2. The universe as a laboratory for fundamental physics -- 1.3. This book2. Cosmological models -- 2.1. Scalar field models for cosmic -- 2.2. Screening mechanisms -- 2.3. The quasi-static approximation -- 2.4. Conclusions3. Probes of cosmic structure formation …
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Multimessenger astronomy /
"Version: 20170401"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page 18).1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 2.1. What powers cosmic emission? -- 2.2. Cosmic messengers -- 3. Current directions -- 3.1. Gravitational wave observations--LIGO -- 3.2. High-energy neutrino observations--IceCube -- 3.3. Connecting the messengers : combined observations and interpretation -- 4. Outlook -- 5…
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- 1 online resource (viii, 18 pages) :color illustrations.
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Space weather /
"Version: 20170101"--Title page verso.Introduction : what is space weather? -- The physics of space weather -- The role of research in mitigating space-weather risks -- Some critical issues in space weather research -- Looking to the future.Space weather--changes in the Earth's environment that can often be traced to physical processes in the Sun--can have a profound impact on critical Earth-ba…
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- 1 online resource (x, 23 pages) :color illustrations.
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Astrophysics of red supergiants /
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. An introduction to red supergiants -- 1.1. A key evolutionary phase -- 1.2. Supernova progenitors -- 1.3. Extragalactic probes2. Inside a red supergiant -- 2.1. Evolution and the stellar core -- 2.2. Envelopes and atmospheres3. Physical properties of red supergiants -- 3.1. The spectrum of a red supergiant -- 3.2. Effe…
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Time-domain studies of the Andromeda Galaxy /
"Version: 20190901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Basis properties and early observations of the Andromeda Galaxy -- 1.2. Modern M31 observations with digitized detector -- 1.3. Microlensing surveys and spin-offs -- 1.4. Wide-field camera view of M31 -- 1.5. Deep, multi-wavelength view of M312. Techniques for time-domain studies -- 2.1. Image subt…
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Gas-phase chemistry in space :from elementary particles to complex organic mo…
"Version: 20190102"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The chemistry of the early universe -- 1.1. Cosmological background -- 1.2. Big bang nucleosynthesis -- 1.3. The recombination era -- 1.4. Chemistry -- 1.5. Conclusions2. Nucleosynthesis : the origin of the chemical elements -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Nuclei in the cosmos -- 2.3. Primordial nucleosynthesis : from h t…
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