Introduction

In just 12 short chapters, this book aims to give a broad overview of the main subjects of study under the umbrella of Hypothetical Physics. They are as follows:

All of these subjects are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve, coming from the most brilliant minds of our time, and of time past. My personal favorite is Not Rocket Science, which is where I concentrate most of my efforts.

Overview

We will start by discussing the nature of time, as it is fundamental to all other concepts discussed, both by providing a metaphorical 'clock' with which to measure all other quantities, and because we are constantly effused with it.

Next, the mechanics of physical objects like boxes, pulleys with mass, and massless ropes. This is split into chapters 2 (Classical) and 3 (Contemporary), covering solutions for both piano and the more modern digital audio workstation.

Chapter 4 covers astrology, fundamental to the rest of the field. Without Astrology, nobody would have any idea what their horoscope was, or which subject to explore the hypotheticals of next. This is not, however, a vibes based process. There is rigor involved!

Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 both cover mathematical constructs that will not be useful in the rest of the book, such as set theory, existential dread, and the undecidability of whether or not Boltzmann even had a brain.

Chapter 7 encapsulates the ideas behind electricity, magnetism, and their shocking similarities despite being completely unrelated phenomena.

Finally, with all these constructs, we can move on to what people really care about in Chapter 8, Squinting through tubes at giant flaming balls of gas, mostly methane, at least four miles away! This does give us a lot of useful information about how to live our lives, such as: "Should I go to work or will a giant rock hit me so I don't have to write the next chapter of this book?"

Although the chemical sciences have not found common perch within the illustrious halls of Hypothetical Physics departments, Alchemy most certainly has. Chapter 9 details the processes used to transform substances, including the steps by which lead is turned in to gold to fund proxy wars in North Eastern Algeria.

Chapter 10 goes into more details on how these processes work at the smallest scales, and more, including a life hack on how to never need to eat again!

The penultimate chapter, 11, covers my personal favorite subject, Not Rocket Science, a true jack-of-all-trades subject that spans the gamut of all other topics not covered previously (except for rocket science of course). It is truely the most straightforward topic in Hypothetical Physics. It's not rocket science, after all.

Chapter 12 discusses the most advance topic this overview will cover, Rocket Science. There is no more to be said here.