There is no textbook, the PowerPoint slides for each class section will be accessible at the class website by password protected access.
Science is the basis of the advanced technology that affects our lives today in countless ways.
Whether it is the macroscopic world of the machines we use every day, or the microscopic world of atoms which play a crucial role in the functioning of those machines. The decisions on which technologies are promoted are governed by many other considerations than the science behind them. Wide-ranging political and economic considerations play a major part in the advance of technology. In turn the consequences of these political and economic decisions have extensive social implications to the population. The feedback between the people and the political and the economic powers operates in quite different ways leading to the very complex interactions in our modern society.