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2012-09-06 02:09 5031022 Anonymous (flp_gradient.jpg 420x401 36kB)
Hello /sci/ .Do you think that The Feynman Lectures on Physics is a good book (set), for me? I am a last year of high school student? I really like and want to study physics, and i have good knowledge of basic physics in most topics.

6 min later 5031044 Anonymous
I would definitely recommend it. it is about 120 dollars on Amazon and it is a great read. Feynman keeps it very interesting and the new edition is written more formally like a textbook. The examples he gives are not the usual mundane examples that they give you in regular physics courses/textbooks which is also a good approach to some of the ideas in physics.

7 min later 5031047 Anonymous
It's a bit DEEP4u. When I picked up volume 2 they assumed you have knowledge of multivariable / vector calculus; I'm not sure if it's covered in volume 1. It'd be tough to comprehend without it.

12 min later 5031064 Anonymous
It's not good to learn a subject for the first time from them. What they're good for is providing interesting insights that you probably wouldn't have thought of. They're an amazing supplement, but not good source material.

13 min later 5031066 Carl (carl-sagan_large.jpg 584x329 16kB)
It's definitely a great set of books, and one you'll want to get at some point - but if you're just finishing High School I don't know how accessible you'll find most of the material. Feynman's lectures assume you're already familiar with a lot of the concepts presented and the mathematics involved - lots of calculus, vector calculus, differential equations, etc. I'd say they're probably more suited to someone in their second or third year of college physics. Take a look at "Physics" volumes I and II by Halliday, Resnick, Krane - it's another great set and it's used in a lot of introductory physics courses. The concepts are introduced well, the more difficult mathematics (assuming you're not already familiar with calculus) are eased in, and it makes great use of examples and problems that help to cement the material.

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