It's worth pointing out that experts love Feynman's lectures. They're elegant and subtle, and are great for refreshing why and how you think about physics. Ped

It's worth pointing out that experts love Feynman's lectures. They're elegant and subtle, and are great for refreshing why and how you think about physics. Pedagogically, Feynman's lectures were a failure. They aren't well structured to teach novices physics. Outstanding students might learn from them, but those same students would also learn from a ratty textbook. I'm a physicist with a PhD, so I love Feynman's lectures. I also care about pedagogy and my students' development, so my copy of the lectures sits next to my copy of Jackson and Sakurai, on a high shelf that first-years can't reach!