Unit 1 Mathematics 1
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 2
What Is Russell's Paradox? 2
Who Discovered theMandelbrot Set? 11
Part Ⅱ EST Reading Strategy 22
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 34
Uuit 2 Physics 35
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 36
What Is Dark Energy? 36
Physics:Quantum Computing 46
Part Ⅱ EST Reading Strategy 57
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 64
Unit 3 Network Security 65
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 66
When Everyone's a Friend,Is Anything Private? 66
Cybercrime:the Global Epidemic at Your Network Door 76
Part Ⅱ EST Reading Strategy 87
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 96
Unit 4 Electronic Information(Robots) 97
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 98
Remote-controlled Robot Surrogate Could Attend Your Next Meeting for You 98
A Digital Dark Age?Challenges in the Preservation of Electronic Information 107
Part Ⅱ EST Translation Strategy 116
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 121
Unit 5 Materials 123
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 124
Is Straw the Building Material of the Future? 124
DNA-a New Material for Photonics? 134
Part Ⅱ EST Reading Strategy 143
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 150
Unit 6 Mechanics and Automotives 151
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 152
The Future Vision for Mechanical Engineering 152
The Invention of the Modern Automobile 161
Part Ⅱ EST Translation Strategy 170
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 175
Unit 7 Genetic Engineering 177
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 178
Genetic Engineering in a Nutshell 179
Tools for DNA Manipulation 190
Part Ⅱ EST Translation Strategy 200
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 205
Unit 8 Space Exploration 207
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 208
Does God Play Dice? 208
Machine Dreams 216
Part Ⅱ EST Writing Strategy 226
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 231
Unit 9 Urban Planning 233
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 234
Urbanisation in MEDCs 234
Urban Planning and 21st Century Urbanisation 244
Part Ⅱ EST Writing Strategy 254
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 259
Unit 10 Nuclear Energy 261
Part Ⅰ EST Reading 262
Nuclear Power Worldwide:Status and Outlook 262
The Legacy of E=mc2 272
Part Ⅱ EST Writing Strategy 281
Part Ⅲ Online Resources 287