RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND REFERENCES

The following table lists various books and webcontent that will be used to augment and supplement the ideas and issues that will be discussed in the course.
 
I highly recommend that course participants establish a regular reading schedule schedule from the first two books and the recommended webcontent. A recommended schedule of readings is suggested HERE.
 
I have also provided a list of suggested reference books as well as amazingly interesting (and highly informative) supplemental books below that course participants will find very useful.  
 
Finally, I have made available copies of my overhead slides HERE . Please note that these notes are rudimentary in that they only contain basic material that I use as a memory jog. They should not be used as a replacement to attending the lectures as I add a lot of content while I speak.  
 
Required Text: The Elegant Universe   by Brian Greene
Highly Recommended Reference: Black Holes & Time Warps   by Kip Thorne
For Your Interest: Before The Beginning   by Sir Martin Rees
After The Beginning:
   A Cosmic Journey Through Space and Time 		  by Norman Glendenning
Foundations of Modern Cosmology   by Hawley & Holcomb
Physics of Star Trek   by Lawrence Krauss
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays   by Stephen Hawking
 
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