With genius, passion, and unmatched flair, this one-volume"greatest hits" of the Feynman lectures places you in the classroomof one of the twentieth century's most brilliant teachers For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. That textwas based on tran*ions of the hundreds of hours of audiorecordings made during Feynman's legendary classroom lectures. Now, for the first time on compact disc, the best of theserecordings are available in digitally mastered quality. Rangingfrom the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through suchformidable topics as Einstein's general relativity,superconductivity, and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures standas a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Timeless and collectible, these unabridged lectures areessential listening, not just for students of physics, but foranyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitableRich
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Six lectures, all regarding the most revolutionary discoveryin twentieth-century physics: Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Noone--not even Einstein himself--explained these difficult,anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto,than Feynman.
This book reprints the six easiest chapters from Feynman'scelebrated Lectures on Physics (LJ 12/15/63), which the NobelPrize-winning scientist delivered from 1961 to 1963 at theCalifornia Institute of Technology. Intended for as wide anaudience as possible, these chapters are primarily qualitative innature, with a minimum of formal mathematics. They discuss atoms,basic physics, the relation of physics to other sciences, theconservation of energy, gravitation, and quantum behavior. Whilethis informative work provides a relevant historical perspective onthe essentials of physics, the result is somewhat superficial.Nonetheless, because Lectures on Physics is out of print andbecause the information is still relevant, reprinting thesespecific chapters was probably a realistic move. The material willbe readily understood by scholars, physics students, and informedlay readers. Recommended for academic and public libraries. (Audiotape and CD packages are also available.)-Donald G. Frank, HarvardUniv. Lib., Cam
