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Renaissance_Man
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21 Dec 2011, 4:51 am
Has anybody read through all three volumes of the Feynman Lectures on Physics? I am currently reading Volume I, Relativistic Effects in Radiation, and thus far find it to be a fascinating read at times.
For any veterans, what was your favorite chapter and/or topic?
Which topics did you find to be most challenging to understand?
Are there any chapters that you skipped due to disinterest (optics for me 
)?
Thank you in advance for any responses, and I apologize if a similar query has already been posted.
21 Dec 2011, 8:17 am
Renaissance_Man wrote:
Has anybody read through all three volumes of the Feynman Lectures on Physics? I am currently reading Volume I, Relativistic Effects in Radiation, and thus far find it to be a fascinating read at times.
For any veterans, what was your favorite chapter and/or topic?
Which topics did you find to be most challenging to understand?
Are there any chapters that you skipped due to disinterest (optics for me )?
Thank you in advance for any responses, and I apologize if a similar query has already been posted.
For any veterans, what was your favorite chapter and/or topic?
Which topics did you find to be most challenging to understand?
Are there any chapters that you skipped due to disinterest (optics for me
)?Thank you in advance for any responses, and I apologize if a similar query has already been posted.
I have literally read two sets to shreds. The margins are wide and filled with my notes.
My favorite chapter is chapter 19 in Vol II, where Feynman's high school teacher introduces him to the Principle of Least Action. Feynman made heavy use of Lagrangians in his subsequent work
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Renaissance_Man
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21 Dec 2011, 8:09 pm
