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Old 06-08-2009, 04:33 PM
EcoRI (Greg)
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Maths in Astrophysics?

Hi all,

This is my first post here so please excuse any ignorance on my behalf!
I'm interested in astrophysics and would like to understand more about the maths involved. I understand that algebra, calculus and trig are important, however I cant seem to find a good book that covers the Maths needed to understand the maths involved in Astrophysics!

I just bought Astrophysics is easy by Mike Inglis, which has very little Maths and would like to learn more. The problem being that my undergraduate science study was in Biochemistry/Genetics based streams, which after some time my VCE Maths and Physics knowledge has decreased (joy of getting old

If anyone knows of either; a good book on maths for astrophysics which starts at a basic level and advances to moderate, or a website then that would be quite helpful.

Even a description of what areas in Maths and Physics that I should cover (ie, so I can edit out what I dont need), would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Greg
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