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Old 17-08-2011, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mswhin63 View Post
Reminding me of my Astronomy 101 course . I am also learning Derivatives and anti-derivatives at the moment. Can be perplexing but I have an excellent Math teacher.

I expect my next year will be intense

I Remember M is at 10MPc
You mean 10pc (32.6 light years).

That maths above was simple stuff. If you do cosmology and stellar astrophysics, the maths can become very heavy. Actually, any area of astronomy can involve heavy maths, where it's required to model the various phenomena which can occur.
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