The Feynman Lectures on Physics Audio

By Richard P. Feynman

For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman’s three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. Ranging from the most basic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Audio Cassette
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738200921
• ISBN13: 9780738200927
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Perseus Books
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 4.3" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

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We purchased this series because we checked them out from the library and decided we should own them. The _Feynman Lectures on Physics_ are great resources for you as a parent desiring to impart these concepts. Feynman explains complex ideas through very simple and entertaining stories. ***** These CDs are a "must have" for roadtrips!

Use with the Feynman Lectures (Red Books) - 3 Volume Set

As other reviewers have stated this series has a few problems. The first is that the audio was copied from audio tapes as one long CD track without partitions which is a huge pain. The lectures are also all jumbled up into "topic areas", and the listener is left to align them to the chapters in the Feynman Lectures on Physics. The sections to which the commentator on the CD's refers are in these books (ISBN: 0201021153, or even better get the hardcover). If you are learning physics for the first time, you definitely want the books to go along with at the same time. Audio Volume 3: From Crystal Structure to Magnetism 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics: From Crystal Structure to Magnetism (Feynman Lectures on Physics (Audio))' Volume II, Chapter 30: The Internal Geometry of Crystals Volume II, Chapter 32: Refractive Index of Dense Materials Volume II, Chapter 39: Elastic Materials Volume II, Chapter 10: Dielectrics Volume II, Chapter 11: Inside Dielectrics Volume II, Chapter 34: The Magnetism of Matter Audio Volume 4: Electrical and Magnetic Behavior 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. 4 : Electrical and Magnetic Behavior' Volume III, Chapter 13: Propagation in a Crystal Lattice Volume III, Chapter 14: Semiconductors Volume III, Chapter 15: The Independent Particle Approximation Volume III, Chapter 21: The Schrödinger Equation in a Classical Context: A Seminar on Superconductivity Volume II, Chapter 35: Paramagnetism and Magnetic Resonance Volume II, Chapter 36: Ferromagnetism Thanks to Autodidact Andy for the contents list (taken from his How To List on the cassette versions).

5 Stars for sure but here is a caveat before you buy

There is no way you can follow these lectures UNLESS you have the books (R.P Feynman lectures on Physics Vols 1-3) in front of you or maybe you can follow them if you are smarter than RPF himself, which is unlikely (otherwise i'd be reading your book). Anyway, the reason for this is there is a lot of formulae and explaining happening on the black board and RPF talks pretty fast with his sharp brooklyn accent. So, have the book and chapter he is talking about in front of you and pay attention to what he is saying and frequently pause to digest what he has said and you'll appreciate the lectures more. It may not be possible to understand everything he says in his books, let alone in the audio, which makes it difficukt understanding when you are not in possession of his books. But the CD's are a blast to listen to, EXCEPT the people who produced the CD's should be impaled on some sharp object because each CD has ONE track from start to finish. So to go back or skip sections is a real pain.

If you liked the book then try this......

If you are looking for a laymans' basic physics primer, look somewhere else! If you have a background in the material and are looking for a review or for alternative views of the subject then this is appropriate.I first read the "Feynman Lectures" (in book form) during the first year of my physics studies. They struck me then, and still do, as offering inspired and inspiring insight from a first class brain. To hear him speak, after reading so much of his material through the years is a real kick. At first I couldn't imagine how one could hear the lectures without the written material in support. Although I think that this material is in fact best absorbed in conjunction with the written Lectures, yet these tapes are a pleasurable and thoughtful listen all by themself.

Audio edutainment doesn't get any better ...

What better way to share your enthusiasm of science and physics with your kids than with Richard Feynman's audio physics lectures. Since I started playing them for my six month old son, we have gradually gone through each of the series. In the beginning I had been a little critcal of Richard Feynman. Who was this gravelly voiced man? It's kind of like saying who's Albert Einstein? Well my knowledge grew as both my son and I listened to Richard Feynman and learned not only about this amazing man but also about his love of learning.I can't thank the team enough who has taken the time to put this series together. It is so valuable! So predominate is Richard Feynman at bedtime now that the physics audio lectures are now referred to as Grandpa Feynman's bedtime stories. My son is now 25 months.I highly recommend these audio physics lectures and enthusiastically encourage more physics, science, geology, astrophysics and biology.Edutainment does not get any better than this. Discover Richard Feynman and discover the amazing world around you!Thank you Arnie and Reid