Requesting book references for a non-expert person with math background or just a non-expert person I've just finished my masters degree (to be exact previous week ^_^). And I'm completing my collection of applications of my studies. During previous year I started reading about Robotics and Coding theory (but in free times as a hobby). I knew that my field of study has application in Astrophysics but I didn't have enough time to go after this topic as well. But my main question; these days I felt into mood of having a general knowledge in Astronomy etc. everything related to stars and space.

As I'm not seeking the application of my field of study at astrophysics (if I were it was better to put this question at math stack instead of hear) and certainly almost all members here are not familiar with pure mathematics, I will be pleased if someone here introduce one or several nice texts or books which satisfy one of the two following set of conditions:
1- Some elementary sources which people who doesn't have any background can read them. The notes be exciting and the reader wants to continue it until its end.
2- Sources which also use mathematics (specially if the level of the math won't be only some calculus) but the dominant text be about stars and space.

Assume you are suggesting a text to a person as his first thing he will read in this topic. And if you think a series or a number of texts are suitable, please give an order to which should be read first and then which for the next and so on.
(Also please note that I don't like to read guesses! So texts contains we guessed x should be because of y or we think the world is ... are not interesting to me)

Thank you for your attention.
I personally found Stephen Hawking's "A Breif History of Time" to be very interesting and informative.  It is a little bit advanced, but is put forward in plain English.  Here is a link to it on Amazon, and you can "look inside" to see part of the book and see what you think.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553380168/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&amp;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_i=055371449X&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=1Z0JYCKHWXEFPK3TS6TM

After reading your comments / clarifications, you might like "A Field Guide to Stars and Planets."  It appears to be a good introduction into astronomy.

http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Planets-Peterson-Guides/dp/0395934311/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1411293771&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=stars+and+planets

As far as covering astronomy from a more mathematical perspective, you might like "A Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy." 

http://www.amazon.com/Students-Guide-Mathematics-Astronomy/dp/1107610214/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1411294172&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=math+of+astronomy

You can take a look inside each of these books to see what you think.