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This revised edition of Feynman’s legendary lectures includes extensive corrections Feynman and his colleagues received and Caltech approved, making this the definitive edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. For all readers interested in physics. ... Read more

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Classic!
This book is an classic in the area of physics. Anyone who likes physics should read it. Feynman makes everything much more simple to understand.

Genius and Humanity
R.P. Feynman was more than just a physicist with a staggering intuitive understanding of the machinery of complex equations and physical laws, he was also very human and sane and filled with simple awe at the natural world. If you want to begin to understand the kind of genius he had, and to feel his enthusiasm for teaching, then buy the first book of this set. It is the easiest to follow since it deals with basic physics for the most part. If you have a solid physics background, and/or a high IQ, then venture forth into volume two and three. ... Read more

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Based upon a course taught by Feynman on the principles of gravitation at Cal. Tech, this series of lectures discusses gravitation in all its aspects. The author's approach is very direct, a trademark of his work and lecture style. ... Read more

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A brief review
The original Feynman's point of view about world is always matter of greatest interest. He deeply investigate, as ever he did, the principles of gravitation theory and beyond.

Fascinating
This is a wonderful book which shows how a classical field theory like General Relativity can be derived from a quantum field theory.It also points out the extreme difficulty of accomplishing this in the case ofgravity and ending up with a consistent, anomaly free theory.

Readersof this book will benefit from familiarity with both quantum field theoryand relativity as well as a certain amount of mathematical sophistication. Don't be fooled by the similarity of title to other "Feynman Lectureson..." because this book is based on an upper level graduate physicscourse and assumes the background of a typical PhD student inphysics.

Deep, complex and difficult going but well worth the effort tosee the elegance of the connection between General Relativity and QFT.

General relativity as a quantum gauge field theory.
Feynman gave a series of lectures on gravitation at a graduate seminar at Caltech in 1962. The lectures were recorded and transcribed by Morinigo and Wagner. A very readable introduction on quantum gravity was added by theeditor, Brian Hatfield (whose book on quantum field theory and strings, Ialso recommend.) This is the only book I've seen which develops GR from aquantum field theory point of view. Feynman's lectures show that the GRfield equations result from the requirement of gauge invariance underLorentz transformations for a massless spin-2 field (i.e graviton). This isa more fundamental approach than the usual differential geometric frameworkand shows what the equivalence principle really means in terms offundamental symmetries. Highly recommended for a modern field theoryviewpoint of GR. ... Read more

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The latest volume of recorded lectures by the world's greatest physics teacher.

Perseus Publishing is proud to announce the latest volume in its series of recorded lectures by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the author into his classic textbook Lectures on Physics.

Volume 15 (Feynman on Electricity and Magnetism, Part 2) contains sections on electrostatic energy, electricity in the atmosphere-including lightning and thunderstorms-magnetostatics, and the magnetic field. ... Read more

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NOT A BOOK! Audio Vol. 15 Feynman on Electricity & Magnetism
THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE RECORDED AUDIO LECTURES ON TAPE. IT IS A REVIEW OF AUDIO VOLUME FIFTEEN - NOT ANY OTHER VOLUME AND NOT THE "FEYNMAN LECTURES ON PHYSICS" BOOK DESPITE AMAZON'S PLACEMENT OF THIS REVIEW ON THE PRINTED BOOK WEB PAGE. (the system also seems to miss-associate these reviews with the incorrect audio volumes.)
This volume is part two of "Feynman on Electricity & Magnetism" - Volume 14 is part one.

OK, that warning aside, the subject is Electricity & Magnetism. The man is Feynman. Here's what you get:
Six hours of Feynman lecturing (in his characteristic idiosyncratic demeanor) to students at the California Institute of Technology during the early years of the 1960's. Yes folks, that's right: Six 1 hour lectures on six audio tapes covering the chapters 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, & 14 from which volume two of the printed lectures was transcribed. The lectures also cover some serious mathematics (Differential & Vector Calculus). This is where owning a copy of the printed lectures is necessary for following his use of the massive University lecture hall chalkboards. Of course Professor Feynman makes use of the chalkboard which you won't have the advantage of seeing but you could keep a copy of the printed lectures on hand (separate purchase) to get whatever visuals you need from the transcribed illustrated diagrams which were published (I do this and it's handy). The only audio editing is from the publisher announcing the date, lecture title, and where each chapter subsection begins. It is interesting to hear the background noise of the students as they file in and out of the lecture hall and towards the end of each lecture. You also hear bells in the hallway signaling the end of the class or possibly the lunch break. The students enthusiastically demonstrate their appreciation of Professor Feynman's efforts by applauding him at the end of each lecture. Mostly I just listen to these tapes (I have a collection of over 80 taped lectures) on my one hour a day commute each day, over and over again. It's like I'm always in school with the great genius of Feynman every day!
This audio volume (#15) is part 2 of 2 - see audio volume #14 for part 1.

Here's how these audio lectures correlate to the printed 'Lectures on Physics' by audiocassette to volume & chapter for each book:

Tape 1 was recorded on Oct 18, 1962 at CALTECH and subsequently transcribed & published in the printer volumes as follows:
Volume II, Chapter 7: The Electric Field in Various Circumstances

Tape 2 - Oct 22, 1962
Volume II, Chapter 8: Electrostatic Energy

Tape 3 - Oct 25, 1962
Volume II, Chapter 9: Electricity in the Atmosphere

Tape 4 - Nov 8, 1962
Volume II, Chapter 12: Electrostatic Analogs

Tape 5 - Nov 12, 1962
Volume II, Chapter 13: Magnetostatics

Tape 6 - Nov 15, 1962
Volume II, Chapter 14: The Magnetic Field in Various Situations

Look for all of the other audio lectures on tape by visiting my "The Complete Audio Feynman Lectures on Physics..." Listmania List.

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One of the two latest volumes of recorded lectures by the world's greatest physics teacher.

This new volumes in the acclaimed Feynman Lectures on Physics audio series deal with the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism. Volume 14, Feynman on Electricity and Magnetism, Part I, includes a discussion of electromagnetism, differential calculus of vector fields, electrostatics, Gauss's law, and the electric field. ... Read more

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Audio Volume #14 Feynman on Electricity & Magnetism PART ONE
THIS REVIEW IS FOR VOLUME 14 OF THE RECORDED AUDIO LECTURES ON TAPE - NOT THE "FEYNMAN LECTURES ON PHYSICS" BOOK AND NOT ANY OTHER AUDIO VOLUME DESPITE AMAZON'S PLACEMENT OF THIS REVIEW ON THE WRONG VOLUME PAGE. (the system also seems to miss-associate these reviews with the incorrect audio volumes.) THIS IS PART ONE OF TWO VOLUMES ON ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM - VOLUME #15 IS PART TWO.

OK, that warning aside, the subject is Electrodynamics. The man is Feynman. Here's what you get:
Six hours of Feynman lecturing (in his characteristic idiosyncratic demeanor) to students at the California Institute of Technology during the early years of the 1960's. Yes folks, that's right: Six 1 hour lectures on six audio tapes covering the first six contiguous chapters from which volume two of the printed lectures was transcribed. The lectures also cover some serious mathematics (Differential & Vector Calculus). This is where owning a copy of the printed lectures comes in handy for following the lecture from his transcribed use of the massive University lecture hall chalk-boards. The only audio editing is from the publisher announcing the date, lecture title, and where each chapter subsection begins. It is interesting to hear the background noise of the students as they file in and out of the lecture hall and towards the end of each lecture. You also hear bells in the hallway signaling the end of the class or possibly the lunch break. The students enthusiastically demonstrate their appreciation of Professor Feynman's efforts by applauding him at the end of each lecture. Of course Professor Feynman makes use of the chalkboard which you wont have the advantage of seeing but you could keep a copy of the printed lectures on hand (separate purchase) to get whatever visuals you need from the transcribed illustrated diagrams which were published (I have done this and it's handy). Mostly I just listen to these tapes (I have a collection of over 72 taped lectures) on my one hour a day commute each day, over and over again. It's like I'm always in school with the great genius of Feynman every day!
This audio volume (#14) is Part 1 of 2. The next six contiguous lectures will be available in audio volume #15. By the way, I wrote the publisher (Perseus Books Group) and asked them when Part 2 would be available to which they promptly sent the helpful reply:
'Volumes 15 and 16 of the Audio Collection will be coming out this spring. Volume 15 (Feynman on Electricity and Magnetism, Part 2) contains sections on electrostatic energy, electricity in the atmosphere-including lightning and thunderstorms-magnetostatics, and the magnetic field. Volume 16 (Feynman on Electromagnetism) discusses the vector potential, laws of induction, and the Maxwell equations. According to our production schedule, both volumes should be available by April.'

Well anyhow, I thought that you'd like to see how these audio lectures correlate to the printed 'Lectures on Physics' by audiocassette to volume & chapter for each book:

Tape #1 is from the printed lectures Vol. II Chapter 1: ELECTROMAGNETISM (Sept. 27, 1962)
1.1 Electrical forces
1.2 Electric and Magnetic fields
1.3 Characterizations of vector fields
1.4 The laws of electromagnetism
1.5 What are fields?
1.6 Electromagnetism in science and technology

Tape #2 is from the printed lectures Vol. II Chapter 2: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS OF VECTOR FIELDS (Oct. 1, 1962)
2.1 Understanding physics
2.2 Scalar and vector fields - T and h
2.3 Derivatives of fields - the gradient
2.4 The operator del
2.5 Operators with del
2.6 The differential equation of heat flow
2.7 Second derivatives of vector fields
2.8 Pitfalls

Tape #3 is from the printed lectures Vol. II Chapter 3: VECTOR INTEGRAL CALCULUS (Oct. 4, 1962)
3.1 Vector integrals; the line integral of del Y
3.2 The flux of a vector field
3.3 The flux from a cube; Gauss' theorem
3.4 Heat conduction; the diffusion equation
3.5 The circulation of a vector field
3.6 The circulation around a square; Stokes's theorem
3.7 Curl-free and divergence-free fields
3.8 Summary

Tape #4 is from the printed lectures Vol. II Chapter 4: ELECTROSTATICS (Oct. 8, 1962)
4.1 Statics
4.2 Coulomb's law; superposition
4.3 Electric potential
4.4 E=-del f
4.5 The flux of E
4.6 Gauss' law; divergence of E
4.7 Field of a sphere of charge
4.8 Field lines; equipotential surfaces

Tape #5 is from the printed lectures Vol. II Chapter 5: APPLICATION OF GAUSS' LAW (Oct. 11, 1962)
5.1 Electrostatics is Gauss' law plus...
5.2 Equilibrium in an electrostatic field
5.3 Equilibrium with conductors
5.4 Stability of atoms
5.5 The field of a line charge
5.6 A sheet of charge; a spherical shell
5.7 A sphere of charge; a spherical shell
5.8 Is the field of a point charge exactly 1/r^2
5.9 The fields of a conductor
5.10 The field in a cavity of a conductor

Tape #6 is from the printed lectures Vol. II Chapter 6: THE ELECTRIC FIELD IN VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES (Oct. 15, 1962)
6.1 Equations of the electrostatic potential
6.2 The electric dipole
6.3 Remarks on vector equations
6.4 The dipole potential as a gradient
6.5 The dipole approximation for an arbitrary distribution
6.6 The fields of charged conductors
6.7 The method of images
6.8 A point charge near a conducting plate
6.9 A point charge near a conducting sphere
6.10 Condensers: parallel plates
6.11 High-voltage breakdown

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The latest volume of recorded lectures by the world's greatest physics teacher.

Perseus Publishing is proud to announce the latest volume in its series of recorded lectures by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the author into his classic textbook Lectures on Physics.

Volume 16 (Feynman on Electromagnetism) discusses the vector potential, laws of induction, and the Maxwell equations. ... Read more

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A new volume of recorded lectures by the world's greatest physics teacher.

Perseus Publishing is proud to announce the latest volume in its series of recorded lectures by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the author into his classic textbook Lectures on Physics.

Volume 18 (Feynman on Flow) includes a discussion of tensors, reflection from surfaces, magnetic materials, elasticity, and the flow of both wet and dry water.

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"Principia" for our times
Isaac Newton wrote "Principia" in the 1600's, and it was the definitive book on Physics, although it is basically unreadable. (Now, of course, it is also slightly outdated.) Feynman has done a better and muchmore complete job than Newton himself.

Having said this, this is NOT abook for the layman. It appears simple: heavily conceptual, few equations,no homework problems at the end of each chapter. But this is deceiving. Asan undergraduate physics student, I was completely lost. It was only as agraduate student in physics that I came to not only appreciate them, butlove them.It turned out to not be just me: I later read that hisundergraduate students at Cal Tech dropped the course in droves when hetaught it; it was the graduate students and fellow physics faculty membersthat filled most of the seats in the lecture hall by the end of the course.

Those of you with a physics background that have never read Feynmanshould definitely consider it. Those of you who majored in History, Law, oreven Biology and want to gain some insight into all this physics stuff youhave always heard about should probably look elsewhere. This is heavystuff.

Feynman's typical excitement and enthusiasm are evident.
In this collection of audio lectures on advanced quantum mechanics and related topics, Richard Feynman exhibits his typical excitement and enthusiasm for the subject he knew so well.These lectures are bestlistened to while viewing the text version of the Feynman Lectures, as thetopics are complex and difficult to conceptualize without the printed page. The pages, however, really come to life when you actually hear Feynmangive the lectures.A much fuller picture of quantum mechanics is obtainedthan by employing the text or the tape separately.These publicationsconstitute a wonderful way to acquirean appreciation for and an increasedknowledge of physics from one of its best teachers. ... Read more

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A new volume of recorded lectures by the world's greatest physics teacher.

Perseus Publishing is proud to announce the latest volume in its series of recorded lectures by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the author into his classic textbook Lectures on Physics.

Volume 17 (Feynman on Electrodynamics) contains sections on AC circuits, cavity resonators, waveguides, Lorentz transformations, field energy, and field momentum.

Perseus Publishing / Helix Books ... Read more