Fundamentals of Astrophysics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stan Owocki
Keyword(s):  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Stellar Structure ◽  
College Level ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Quantitative Understanding ◽  
Wide Gap ◽  
Stellar Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Science

This concise textbook, designed specifically for a one-semester course in astrophysics, introduces astrophysical concepts to undergraduate science and engineering students with a background in college-level, calculus-based physics. The text is organized into five parts covering: stellar properties; stellar structure and evolution; the interstellar medium and star/planet formation; the Milky Way and other galaxies; and cosmology. Structured around short easily digestible chapters, instructors have flexibility to adjust their course's emphasis as it suits them. Exposition drawn from the author's decade of teaching his course guides students toward a basic but quantitative understanding, with 'quick questions' to spur practice in basic computations, together with more challenging multi-part exercises at the end of each chapter. Advanced concepts like the quantum nature of energy and radiation are developed as needed. The text's approach and level bridge the wide gap between introductory astronomy texts for non-science majors and advanced undergraduate texts for astrophysics majors.

scholarly journals Developing student writing in science and engineering: the Write Reports in Science and Engineering (WRiSE) project

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Drury ◽  
Pam Mort
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Report Writing ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Writing In Science ◽  
Undergraduate Science

This paper reports on the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a discipline-specific online report writing resource for undergraduate science and engineering students, known as ‘Write Reports in Science and Engineering’ (WRiSE). WRiSE was developed by a cross-institutional and cross-discipline collaborative team made up of subject specialists, learning advisors and eLearning specialists. Its conceptual design is based on research and pedagogy in ‘Learning to Write’ and ‘Writing to Learn’. Genre analysis and genre pedagogy in the Sydney School tradition underpin the ‘Learning to Write’ resources. WRiSE contains nine modules from eight disciplines. Each module brings together resources to support student learning of both report writing and discipline content relevant to reporting experimental or field work. The site addresses student learning about the product of writing, namely the report genre, as well as the writing process. Evaluations post-project have shown that WRiSE users attained higher marks than non-users in their report assignments. Users also rated WRiSE highly for: developing understanding of the report writing requirements in their discipline; increasing awareness of strengths and weaknesses in their report writing; and, for deciding what changes to make to their report. WRiSE works best when integrated into the curriculum and when it is regularly promoted and demonstrated by lecturers, tutors and learning advisors.

3He in the Milky Way Interstellar Medium: Abundance Determinations

1999 ◽  
Vol 510 (2) ◽  
pp. 759-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana S. Balser ◽  
T. M. Bania ◽  
Robert T. Rood ◽  
T. L. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Milky Way
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