3 ms·
This specific Feynmann Lecture popped up very recently either here or on lobste.rs. I have since bookmarked the "FLP" series as I really want to come back to it
by smcl 7y ago
This specific Feynmann Lecture popped up very recently either here or on lobste.rs. I have since bookmarked the "FLP" series as I really want to come back to it, but I'm curious if there is any significance to why the Algebra lecture in particular was submitted a couple of times. Is it just coincidence, or was it a particularly good one?
- BucketSort 7y agoI bet it has something to do with the build up to Euler's formula, which is famous for blowing people's minds.
- sooheon 7y agoThe first paragraph seems to address this: because it's enjoyable.
- tim333 7y agoIt's one of my favourites. Aside from Feynman's clear and enthusiastic style, I find it's remarkable you can start from counting 1,2,3 and by a bit of reasoning come up with logs, complex numbers and: >This, then, is the unification of algebra and geometry. I can't help wondering if you could go further and come up with some physics.
- crispyambulance 7y agoThat material is covered in all STEM curriculums as part of the Calculus sequence. For most students, the sublimeness of getting to the Reals and beyond tends to get lost in the grind of lectures, problem-sets and exams. Feynman had a knack for getting straight to the essence of a subject, that's why people love him so much. As for algebra + geometry with physics, there are people who have cut a path to that (see texts by Hestenes), unfortunately, it requires some mathematical sophistication and most curriculums simply don't have the time to reach that level for undergrads, given the way that they're structured.
- StephenDaedalus 7y agoIt recently went rather viral https://twitter.com/Adam8Hasan/status/1137081098381484032 https://twitter.com/Adam8Hasan/status/1137081098381484032