viii Contents
Chapter 15 The General Theory of Relativity 139
Chapter 16 Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions and 151
the Impact of the Theory of Relativity
Chapter 17 The Structure of the Atom 157
Chapter 18 The Quantization of Energy 169
Chapter 19 Bohr’s Atom 177
Chapter 20 Wave Mechanics 189
Chapter 21 Philosophical Implications of Quantum 205
Mechanics
Chapter 22 Quantum Electrodynamics 211
Chapter 23 The Nucleus and the Strong Interaction 225
Chapter 24 Elementary Particles, Quarks and Quantum 239
Chromodynamics
Chapter 25 Cosmology and the Universe: The Big Bang, 255
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Chapter 26 Clusters, Galaxies, Black Holes and Stars 275
Chapter 27 The Solar System and the Planet Earth 293
Chapter 28 Non-Linear Systems, Chaos, Complexity 317
and Emergence
Chapter 29 Classroom Discussions, Activities and 325
AssignmentsBibliography 329