Intended for beginning graduate students or advanced undergraduates,
this text provides a thorough introduction to the phenomena of
high-energy physics and the Standard Model of elementary particles. It
should thus provide a sufficient introduction to the field for
experimeters, as well as sufficient background for theorists to continue
with advanced courses on field theory.
The text develops the Standard Model from the bottom up, showing the
experimental evidence for each theoretical assumption and emphasizing
the most recent results. It includes thorough discussions of
electromagnetic interactions (of interest in particle detection),
magnetic monopoles, and extensions of the Standard Model.