Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction Paperback – 15 Feb. 2007

Covers galactic cosmology really well up to postgrad reference.

Can't fault the book and considerably less than new price. Arrived safely and in as new condition.

The book contains a very comprehensive description of the key topic in galaxy structure and formation. It is characterized by very clear descriptions of the formalism derivation, compared to other more advanced but also more obscure books on the subject. It is a standard reference for graduate astrophysics courses.

The text of the book is excellent, and I'm learning a lot from it. Clear, well-written and well formatted. However, the quality of the printing leaves a lot to be desired. There are a great many pages that are loose or completely detached from the spine of the book. I'm now worried that given the amount of times I will be using it over the course of an academic year, I'm going to lose some pages completely. The text on the pages that are loose are also misaligned. The text isn't straight on the page, its more at a diagonal. I sincerely suggest that the publishers look again at their printing methods. The book isn't cheap, but would be well worth the money if it was printed well.

The book came promptly and in great condition, the only issue is that the cover has been put on back to front (that or the contents has been put in backwards and upside down :P ) I don't mind that it's like this, but just making sure others know when they get this, that it's a potential hazard

This book is all that is needed for an undergraduate student interested in galaxies. The book gives a wonderful and very easy to understand explanation about galaxies, their components, motion, etc. It is full of useful information, balanced throughout chapters. Most of the book is not demanding in mathematics, with illustrative problems. A slightly hard material is given in the part about galaxy dynamics, but still inside the sphere of undergraduate-level knowledge. It is also good for graduate research students, with major in astronomy or physics, full of references, so I certainly recommend this book to anyone who wants to start with galaxy astrophysics.

Well written and comprehensive.

A fine academic introduction to the subject. It does assume some first-year undergraduate physics and maths, although the trickier bits can be skipped and returned to later. It is definitely a book to be studied rather than bed time reading. Good further reading suggestions and bibliography are provided, although these days a websearch would yield plenty more material. Illustrations are mostly graphs and the like, and a few black and white photos, but don't look for pretty full colour pictures. The writing is business-like but flows well on the whole. Each chapter provides some test-yourself problems, although only some of them have answers (or rather hints) included at the back of the book. There is a comprehensive index.So highly recommended for students of astronomy and astrophysics.