Very Short Introductions

The History of Physics: A Very Short Introduction
How does today’s physics—highly professionalized; inextricably linked to government and industry—lin...
Time: A Very Short Introduction
What is time? What does it mean for time to pass? Is it possible to travel in time? What is the diff...
Infinity: A Very Short Introduction
Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and p...
Number Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of...
Astrophysics: A Very Short Introduction
Astrophysics is the physics of the stars, and more widely the physics of the Universe. It enables us...