Six Easy Pieces
Ratings21
Average rating4.3
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Ratings21
Average rating4.3
"It was Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching of physics around the world. 'Six Not-So-Easy Pieces', taken from these famous 'Lectures on Physics' represent some the most stimulating material from the series. In these classic lessons, Feynman introduces the general reader to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, energy, gravitation, quantum mechanics, and the relationship of physics to other topics..."--P. [4] of cover.
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Although I haven't been the top student in my class in physics I've always been drawn to it. Contemporary physics is so weird and complicated that I had no hopes of ever understanding any of it. That's where Feynman steps in. Reading complex formulas and accepting the ambiguity of how things work is only possible if it's explained like Feynman explains it. You're not being underestimated, but you feel cared for. And most importantly, you end up understanding things you'd never dreamt of ever understanding.
It's meant to be the easiest parts of his lectures but it has enough equations included (that I'm sure any physics student would understand in their sleep) to make me need a lie down after attempting to read.
Most likely there's better resources these days for understanding the basics at a simple layman level, which is all I'm interested in.
But I think I almost understand the idea behind the uncertainty principle. That's worth 5 stars on its own.
