The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
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#3Lesser known but possibly more relevant to most HN readers are Feynman's lectures on computation - https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Gentoomen%20Library/Extra/Richard... . There's some really great explanations in there of computability, information theory, entropy, thermodynamics, and more. Very little of it is now out-dated.
Re: The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
#4Unlike the commercial audio CDs of the lectures the recordings here have the chat before and after the lecture which is fun.
My favourite lecture is the standalone "The Principle of Least Action" at
https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_19.html
Audio: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_19.html#Ch19-audi...
Re: The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
#5I have the print version and have been working through them slowly. Funnily enough I didn’t find it very useful when I had physics classes in school/uni since most of those classes were just memorizing equations and solving problems. But now that there is no exams pressure, it makes for such wonderful reading! I think its not just an introduction to physics but to the scientific method itself. Its first principles approach is so different than most physics textbooks.
Re: The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
#6One gem if you're interested in semiconductors is the Feynman lecture "There's plenty of room at the bottom." He basically laid out the case for the modern nanotechnology age in 1959
Re: The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
#7I'm using these to teach an intermediate mechanics class, and my only regret is that there are no problems. The flip side is that sometimes Feynman skips over the derivations of certain things, and that makes good assignments ("Fill in the steps between [these assumptions] and [this result]").
Feynman's writing of course is stellar. The order is a bit unusual and not really designed for a "standard" university-level course. I can pick and choose, but I wish I could easily reorder the material.
Re: The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
#8Unlike the commercial audio CDs of the lectures the recordings here have the chat before and after the lecture which is fun. My favourite lecture is the standalone "The Principle of Least Action" at https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_19.html Audio: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_19.html#Ch19-audi...
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#9What has changed in 60 years, I wonder? If you are teaching this material, what do you have to update and/or contextualize?
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