This focused, advanced undergraduate text provides broad coverage of astronomy and astrophysics with a strong emphasis on physics. Many researchers, faculty, and graduate students use this book as a reference. This text has an algebra and trigonometry prerequisite, but calculus is preferred.

Features:

•  "Concept Applications" are fully worked-out, in-chapter problems that focus on an important concept found within that chapter.
•  "Key Equations and Concepts" neatly summarize the important equations and concepts found in each chapter.

New to this edition:

• Many new problems have been added, most 3rd Edition problems remain.
• Physics Prelude serves as preview and preorganizer of the physics at a level appropriate to the book and the course.
• Reorganization of Part 3--Chapters on stellar evolution are now consecutive.
• Key new astronomical material further enhances the text.
• "Hale-Bopp Comet Update" has been added after Chapter 26.