• Requires textbook "Introduction to High Energy Physics" by Donald Perkins (4^th edition, by Cambridge University Press, 2000). Do not expect mathematical rigor from this book. However, this is a great introductory material which will serve as the main guide throughout the course. It combines all recent developments in particle physics with the balance between experiment and theory.
• Recommended textbook "Introduction to Elementary Particles" by David Griffiths, second edition (by Wiley, 2008). This is a great mathematically rigorous introduction at appropriate level. However, most experimental aspects of the field are not covered. The instructor will use some chapters of this book to complement the main textbook.
• Additional optional textbook "The Experimental Foundations of Particle Physics" by Robert N. Cahn and Gerson Goldhaber, second edition (Cambridge University Press, 2009) Historical overview of experimental particle physics with an overview of original articles.
• Summary of elementary particle properties. It is the most up-to-date and detailed reference material and is available both in print and on-line at http://pdg.lbl.gov. We will use handouts. The instructor is one of the contributing authors of this Review, which is published every other year and is the most cited publication in the field.

You are also welcome to join the preparation and presentaiton of the LHC exhibit at the Science and Engineering Festivals in Washington DC in April 2018, see more here.