Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of observational
cosmology, this advanced undergraduate textbook enables students to
use quantitative physical methods to understand the Universe. The
textbook covers recent developments such as precision cosmology and
the concordance cosmological model, inflation, gravitational
lensing, the extragalactic far-infrared and X-ray backgrounds,
downsizing and baryon wiggles. It also explores the future missions
and facilities likely to dominate cosmological research in the
future, including radio, X-ray, submillimetre-wave and
gravitational wave astronomy. Each chapter contains full-colour
figures, worked examples and exercises with complete solutions.
Clearly identified key facts and equations help students easily
locate important information. Suggestions for further reading
provide jumping-off points for students aiming to further their
studies. Reflecting decades of Open University experience in
undergraduate teaching, this textbook brings students to the
forefront of the rapidly developing field of observational
cosmology. Accompanying resources to this textbook are available
at: http://www.cambridge.org/features/astrophysics.
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