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Anyone interested in learning basically all of physics should pick up Feynman's series on it. It is beautiful and teaches math and critical thinking at the same
by 3pt14159 15y ago
Anyone interested in learning basically all of physics should pick up Feynman's series on it. It is beautiful and teaches math and critical thinking at the same time.
- georgekv 15y agoIs this a book or video series? I'd be interested if you could provide a link to the series you mention specifically.
- gammarator 15y agoIt's a series of textbooks [1] based on lectures Feynman gave while teaching the introductory physics sequence at Caltech. To my knowledge, no universities actually use the Feynman Lectures as a textbook for their introductory courses. However, some students who have already taken physics read the Feynman Lectures later and (self-)report a much clearer understanding. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feynman_Lectures_on_Physics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feynman_Lectures_on_Physic...
- feral 15y agoFYI, the audio of the lectures is also available, but can be difficult to find. Afair, some of its a little scrappy at the start (poor recording setup?) but his delivery is great. I wish there was video available. See also the Feynman Lectures on Computation.
- inconditus 15y agoUC Berkeley uses the books for their course. I'm not sure which specific class though.
- gammarator 15y agoI was a Physics PhD student at Berkeley and taught intro physics; none of the classes used Feynman as a primary text to my knowledge.
- inconditus 15y agoPerhaps they just started now, Physics h7B requires it. http://ninjacourses.com/explore/course/2433/#books http://ninjacourses.com/explore/course/2433/#books
- dlo 15y agoThe Web page you linked to lists it as a "recommended" text, which means it is indeed not the primary text. The required text is Purcell.
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