Synopses & Reviews
For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynmans three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as Einsteins general relativity, superconductivity, and quantum mechanics, Feynmans lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Responding to the tremendous clamor for the original audio tapes from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed, Persues Books is releasing Feynmans original recordings, remastered for modern audio equipment and re-organized for cohesiveness and convenience. Timeless, and collectible, these tapes will serve as a comprehensive library of essential physics by a legend in science.
Synopsis
Perseus Books is pleased to continue its program to publish the complete collection of audio recordings of Feynman's famous Caltech course on which his classic textbook, Lectures on Physics, was based. This season we present the third and fourth volumes, which together we call "Feynman on Matter". We plan to release two more volumes per list until all III lectures have been published.
These two volumes in the collection comprise a complete course on matter:
Volume 3: From Crystal Structure to Magnetism includes chapters on the internal geometry of crystals, the refractive index of dense materials, elastic materials, dielectrics, and magnetism.
Volume 4: Electrical and Magnetic Behavior includes chapters on propagation in a crystal lattice, semiconductors, the independent particle approximation, the Schrodinger equation in a classical context, superconductivity, paramagnetism and magnetic resonance, and ferromagnetism.
Synopsis
Eagerly awaited by scientists and academics worldwide, Perseus Books is pleased to continue its program to publish the complete collection of audio recordings of Feynmans famous Caltech course on which his classic textbook, Lectures on Physics, was based.
About the Author
Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988.