Symmetry in everyday life
Groups : the mathematics of symmetry
Ch. 2. Twin pillars of physics
global positioning system
Physics on a large scale : the theory of general relativity
Physics on a small scale : the weird world of the quantum
When GR meets QM : big trouble at little distances
Ch. 3. Building blocks of the universe
Producing the fundamental particles
Classifying the fundamental particles
first look at the fundamental particles
electromagnetic interaction
Electroweak unification and the Higgs
successes of the standard model
standard model is not a final theory
Grand unification theories
early history of superstrings
first superstring revolution
Ch. 9. Of branes and black holes
Ch. 10. Our world as a hologram
Tying strings together : AdS/CFT and large N
Ch. 11. When worlds collide
Probing the higher dimensions
Why two branes are better than one : the Randall-Sundrum scenario
Is spacetime really symmetric?
ekpyrotic scenario : when worlds collide
