Einstein‎'‎s theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics‎.‎ It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating‎-black holes‎,‎ warped spacetime‎,‎ gravitational waves‎,‎ and cosmology‎.‎ Until now‎,‎ it has not been included in the curriculum of many undergraduate physics courses because the required math is too advanced‎.‎ The aim of this ground‎-breaking new text is to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum and make this fundamental theory accessible to virtually all physics majors‎.‎ Using a "physics first" approach to the subject‎,‎ renowned relativist James Hartle provides a fluent and accessible introduction that uses a minimum of new mathematics and illustrates a wealth of applications‎.‎ Recognizing that there is typically not enough time in a short introductory course for the traditional‎,‎ math‎-first‎,‎ approach to the subject‎,‎ Hartle presents a physics‎-first introduction to general relativity that begins with the essential physical applications‎.‎