"This paper reports my memories of being a beginning graduate student in physics at
Caltech and working on the team producing The Feynman Lectures on Physics" : https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.05210.pdf
The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
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#22It's great to see this all in one place. The text follows the audio reasonably well, and the UX is spartan and functional. Is there a version that includes videos of the lectures as well?
The linked page does indeed include the videos (if that’s what you’re asking). Scroll down a bit.
Re: The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)
#23It's great to see this all in one place. The text follows the audio reasonably well, and the UX is spartan and functional. Is there a version that includes videos of the lectures as well?
> Is there a version that includes the videos of the lectures as well?
No.
Feynman's early 1960's undergraduate lectures were tape-recorded and photographed only - they were never filmed or videotaped. But in 1964 Feynman delivered lectures at Cornell, called "Messenger Lectures," and these were filmed by the BBC.[1]
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#24It’s on my bucket list to read through these lectures and grok them. Maybe it will be a retirement project? While we are talking about this, I feel like I need to brush up on my math. Does anyone know what level of math is required to work through these?
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#25Wow. This is a beautifully lightweight browser textbook. It has essentially everything I'd expect. Good math typesetting, customizable margin and font with simple javascript (I'm guessing I didn't check). Envisioning a responsive open source browser textbook is pretty easy, I'm glad someone with cachet like Caltech is providing a role model. Hopefully every important textbook will eventually be as accessible as this…
I think I'd still prefer a pdf. Doesn't require an internet connection and I can highlight, sketch, and scribble in the margins.
I think I found a PDF version: https://antilogicalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/feynma...
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#26Thanks for the link to the downloadable versions. I have the Feynman Lectures loaded on an old iPod and I find them to be an amazing sleep aid. This is not a criticism, they are engaging enough to take my mind off of whatever is keeping me up while also being baffling enough that I fall asleep during the extended sections of blackboard writing sounds. My current set of files is not as good as the recently re-edited C…
I do this with astronomy youtube channels. SEA... mmmmmm
SEA is great, I would also recommend Cool Worlds [1] his videos are amazing and his voice is so soothing that I've reached a point where I can't sleep without having one of his videos playing.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHZpIpAWJQ-Jy_CeCdXhMA
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#27If you enjoy Feynman's lectures as much as I do (he taught freshman physics when I went to Caltech!) I highly recommend his armchair series, "Fun to Imagine":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYg6jzotiAc
He's sitting at home in Pasadena, talking about stuff that comes to mind.
• Jiggling atoms who like to make friends with each other.
• Where do trees come from? (It's not the dirt.)
• Why don't your arms sink through the armrests of your chair?
• How do trains stay on the tracks?
It's an hour of fun science, and especially accessible for anyone who is curious about physics but doesn't enjoy all the equations.
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#28Is there any benefit to a layman working their way through this? Or is it only relevant to studying/passing an exam?
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do this with astronomy youtube channels. SEA... mmmmmm
SEA is great, I would also recommend Cool Worlds [1] his videos are amazing and his voice is so soothing that I've reached a point where I can't sleep without having one of his videos playing. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHZpIpAWJQ-Jy_CeCdXhMA
Yes I follow him as well. Also Astrum.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I do this with astronomy youtube channels. SEA... mmmmmm
SEA is great, I would also recommend Cool Worlds [1] his videos are amazing and his voice is so soothing that I've reached a point where I can't sleep without having one of his videos playing. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHZpIpAWJQ-Jy_CeCdXhMA
I do this too, but with long form video game analysis (Joseph Anderson, Action Button). I wonder how much of a crutch it's creating for me however.