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Feynman's Tips on Physics: Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Feynman's Tips on Physics: Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Feynman
By (author) Michael Gottlieb
By (author) Ralph Leighton
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 212,Width 140
Category/GenrePhysics
ISBN/Barcode 9780465027972
ClassificationsDewey:530
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Basic Books
Imprint Basic Books
Publication Date 29 January 2013
Publication Country United States

Description

Feynman's Tips on Physics is a delightful collection of Richard P. Feynman's insights and an essential companion to his legendary Feynman Lectures on Physics With characteristic flair, insight, and humour, Feynman discusses topics physics students often struggle with and offers valuable tips on addressing them. Included here are three lectures on problem-solving and a lecture on inertial guidance omitted from The Feynman Lectures on Physics . An enlightening memoir by Matthew Sands and oral history interviews with Feynman and his Caltech colleagues provide firsthand accounts of the origins of Feynman's landmark lecture series. Also included are incisive and illuminating exercises originally developed to supplement The Feynman Lectures on Physics , by Robert B. Leighton and Rochus E. Vogt. Feynman's Tips on Physics was co-authored by Michael A. Gottlieb and Ralph Leighton to provide students, teachers, and enthusiasts alike an opportunity to learn physics from some of its greatest teachers, the creators of The Feynman Lectures on Physics .

Author Biography

Richard P. Feynman was a Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology from 1951 to 1988. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on quantum electrodynamics. Michael A. Gottlieb is a Visitor in Physics at the California Institute of Technology who, with Rudolf Pfeiffer, created and maintains the LaTeX manuscript used to produce the present and future editions of The Feynman Lectures on Physics and the forthcoming Exercises for the Feynman Lectures on Physics. Ralph Leighton is an author, lateral thinker, and long-time friend of the late Richard Feynman.

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