Three aspects of an introductory course in physics are discussed in this article. They are the texts, the course proper and the laboratory. Together they form an integral part of the entire course. The laboratory, although a subject of much contention, has an important role to play in enhancing and complementing the lectures. The course should be characterized by five salient features namely continuity, coherence, consistency, clarity and contemporareousness in order to achieve the ultimate objective of the course, which is the manifestation of the unity of physics as seamless web.