Based on courses taught by the author for over 15 years, this text raises the scientific awareness of untrained readers.

IN THE BEGINNING: ScienceKindles. A Dark Interlude. Science Rekindles. NEWTONIAN ERA: Kinematics: Describing Motion. Dynamics: Cause of Motion. Further Topics on Motion. Gravitation. Epilogue: Determinism. WAVES AND ELECTROMAGNETISM: Waves. Electricity. Magnetism and Electricity. Electromagnetic Waves. Epilogue: Mind & Matter. THERMODYNAMICS: Introduction to Probability. Statistical Mechanics. Temperature and Heat. Epilogue: Whole & Parts. TWENTIETH CENTURY PHYSICS: QUANTUM THEORY: Birth of Quantum Theory. The Atoms. Quantum Theory I. TWENTIETH CENTURY PHYSICS:RELATIVITY THEORY: Birth of Relativity. Relativity of Time and Space. Spacetime Geometry. E = mc2. General Theory of Relativity. Epilogue: No Marketplace. TWENTIETH CENTURY PHYSICS: MICROCOSMOLOGY: On the Experimental Front. On the Theoretical Front. Classifying Particles and Forces. The Standard Model. TWENTIETH CENTURY PHYSICS: MACROCOSMOLOGY: Physics of the Cosmos. Early Universe. The Last Epoch. Epilogue: The Closing Dialogue. NATURE OF SCIENCE: Misconceptions About Science. Characteristics of Science. Science Versus Pseudoscience