The following readings were used in the creation of this course. Readings were optional and supplementary to the course.
Books
Barrow, John D. New Theories of Everything. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780192807212. [Preview with Google Books]
Gott, J. Richard. Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time. Mariner Books, 2002. ISBN: 9780618257355. [Preview with Google Books]
Greene, Brian. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. ISBN: 9780393058581.
———. The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality. Vintage Books, 2005. ISBN: 9780375727207. [Preview with Google Books]
Penrose, Roger. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. Vintage Books, 2007. ISBN: 9780679776314.
Webb, Stephen. If the Universe is Teeming with Aliens...Where Is Everybody? Fifty Solutions to Fermi's Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life. Springer, 2002. ISBN: 9780387955018. [Preview with Google Books]
Web Site
Bostrom, Nick. The Simulation Argument.