Six easy pieces : essentials of physics explained by its most brilliant teacher /
"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 aroun...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
c2011.
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| Summary: | "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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| Item Description: | SIBF2023 Original copyright 1963. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xxix, 146 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780465025275 (pbk.) 0465025277 (pbk.) |