A Great Introduction to Physics - By a Great Physicist

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	• The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, ... Addison Wesley, 2005 average customer review:based on 40 reviews view larger image
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A masterpiece!
If you study physics, you must have it.
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A Great Introduction to Physics - By a Great Physicist

I am a mobile telecom software professional by career but have great interest in Physics. Perhaps my interest was recently renewed and I read/try understanding on a lot of advanced and interesting topics. But somehow I felt that I would need a refresher on my school time physics (as I was almost out of touch with Physics for almost 13 years). Based on the previous recommendations I went ahead for these lectures and I find that I made the right choice. The best part for me was that the lectures explain the 'why' of Physics, rather than just presenting equations illustrating the principles of Physics. Also, I found myself developing some dramatic new understanding on elementary principles of Physics, which I never had earlier. I would recommend a book like Resnick & Halliday + Irodov (my personal school time favourites) for some problem solving for physics first-timers as a complement to these lectures (as they do not contain problems ... I have no issues with that, I just like knowing more on what Feynman had to say on Physics).

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My sister bought this set for me 33 years ago when I was 14 and just finishing Resnick and Holiday. It was fun, inspiring, sometimes obtuse but lead me to appreciate physics as an "engineer's" textbook like R&H never could. I am not a physicist but physical thinking has never left me largely because of these lectures. Most critics of these lectures simply can't follow Feynman. I will confess that I couldn't at times either but when I could, it's exhilarating!

A warning.

I feel there are enough reviews of this material that you can decide for yourself on whether to purchase them or not. I am merely writing this review because of the BUY WITH... option that might confuse some buyers into purchasing this AS WELL AS Feynman's Tips on Physics. You should note that the Definitive and Extended Edition already contains this book, and it does not need to be purchased seperately. Most people are aware of this, but I wanted to simply warn those who might not have noticed.

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Feynman once said...

Physics is like sex - it may lead to practical results, but that's not why we do it.
^_^

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