Table of contents : COVER COPYRIGHT TITLE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: BUILDING BLOCKS AND CONSTRUCTION RULES CHAPTER TWO: BUILDING A UNIVERSE CHAPTER THREE: ELECTROMAGNETISM AND QED CHAPTER FOUR: THE STRONG FORCE AND QCD CHAPTER FIVE: THE WEAK FORCE AND BREAKING SYMMETRIES CHAPTER SIX: BROKEN SYMMETRY AND MASS CHAPTER SEVEN: PROBLEMS WITH GHOSTS CHAPTER EIGHT: VIOLATED SYMMETRY CHAPTER NINE: FUTURE INDEX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PICTURE CREDITS