Feynman Physics

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• It seems like a promotional article, but it looks interesting.

• It reminds me of when my high school physics teacher used to say how amazing Feynman was.

• I wonder if the English version is available for free (blu3mo)(blu3mo)(blu3mo)

  • Maybe I should copy and paste it into Scrapbox to read it actively.
  • It’s prohibited to redistribute, so I need to mark it as private.

• While it is a book that teaches the essence and fascination of physics, I’ve seen some opinions saying that it’s not recommended for beginners.

  • Why is that?
  • It’s true that it doesn’t match the order of the curriculum.

• https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

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• FLP Volume I: Mainly mechanics, radiation, and heat

  • After explaining the position of physics as a discipline, it starts with the discussion of energy and covers mechanics in general, including explanations of calculus and vectors, and introduces special relativity. Then it proceeds to optics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics, with the concepts of oscillation, wave, and linear systems explained as cross-cutting topics. It also introduces quantum mechanics using the double-slit experiment as an example. Chapters I-5 and I-6 are lectures given by Sands in the absence of Feynman, and they cover supplementary topics so as not to disrupt the flow of Feynman’s lectures.

• FLP Volume II: Mainly electromagnetism and matter

  • It includes almost all the standard topics of electromagnetism, from electrostatics to the radiation of electromagnetic waves. It also covers special relativity, physical optics, and the physics of matter based on Lorentz’s electron theory. In the middle, there is a special lecture on the principle of least action, which retains Feynman’s style of speaking. It also discusses elastic bodies and fluid mechanics as continuum mechanics, and concludes with a brief introduction to general relativity. This volume introduces vector analysis and tensors. In topics that require advanced mathematics such as boundary value problems, only the results are presented without showing the calculations.

• FLP Volume III: Quantum mechanics

  • This volume is an introduction to quantum mechanics that focuses on the discussion of quantum systems that are simple enough to be analyzed without solving the Schrödinger equation. It includes the chapters on the double-slit experiment from Volume I (I-37, I-38), and further develops the discussion by introducing state vectors and probability amplitudes. The consistent use of bra-ket notation is employed throughout. It then covers spin, two-state systems (in the English version), propagation of electrons in crystal lattices, and angular momentum. It concludes with the introduction of the Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom and its solutions. Additionally, there is an extra chapter on “The Schrödinger equation under classical situations.”