The Feynman Lectures on Physics, The Definitive Edition Volume 1

by Feynman, Richard P.; Leighton, Robert B.; Sands, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9780805390469
• ISBN10: 0805390464
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

This revised edition of Feynmanrs"s legendary lectures includes extensive corrections Feynman and his colleagues received and Caltech approved, making this the definitive edition ofThe Feynman Lectures on Physics. For all readers interested in physics.

Table of Contents

Atoms in Motion
Introduction	1	(1)
Matter is made of atoms	2	(3)
Atomic processes	5	(1)
Chemical reactions	6
Basic Physics
Introduction	1	(2)
Physics before 1920	3	(3)
Quantum physics	6	(2)
Nuclei and particles	8
The Relation of Physics to Other Sciences
Introduction	1	(1)
Chemistry	1	(1)
Biology	2	(4)
Astronomy	6	(1)
Geology	7	(1)
Psychology	8	(1)
How did it get that way?	9
Conservation of Energy
What is energy?	1	(1)
Gravitational potential energy	2	(3)
Kinetic energy	5	(1)
Other forms of energy	6
Time and Distance
Motion	1	(1)
Time	1	(1)
Short times	2	(1)
Long times	3	(2)
Units and standards of time	5	(1)
Large distances	5	(3)
Short distances	8
Probability
Chance and likelihood	1	(2)
Fluctuations	3	(2)
The random walk	5	(2)
A probability distribution	7	(3)
The uncertainty principle	10
The Theory of Gravitation
Planetary motions	1	(1)
Kepler's laws	1	(1)
Development of dynamics	2	(1)
Newton's law of gravitation	3	(2)
Universal gravitation	5	(4)
Cavendish's experiment	9	(1)
What is gravity?	9	(2)
Gravity and relativity	11
Motion
Description of motion	1	(1)
Speed	2	(3)
Speed as a derivative	5	(2)
Distance as an integral	7	(1)
Acceleration	8
Newton's Laws of Dynamics
Momentum and force	1	(1)
Speed and velocity	2	(1)
Components of velocity, acceleration, and force	3	(1)
What is the force?	3	(1)
Meaning of the dynamical equations	4	(1)
Numerical solution of the equations	5	(1)
Planetary motions	6
Conservation of Momentum
Newton's Third Law	1	(1)
Conservation of momentum	2	(3)
Momentum is conserved!	5	(2)
Momentum and energy	7	(1)
Relativistic momentum	8
Vectors
Symmetry in physics	1	(1)
Translations	1	(2)
Rotations	3	(2)
Vectors	5	(1)
Vector algebra	6	(1)
Newton's laws in vector notation	7	(1)
Scalar product of vectors	8
Characteristics of Force
What is a force?	1	(2)
Friction	3	(3)
Molecular forces	6	(1)
Fundamental forces. Fields	7	(3)
Pseudo forces	10	(2)
Nuclear forces	12
Work and Potential Energy (A)
Energy of a falling body	1	(2)
Work done by gravity	3	(3)
Summation of energy	6	(2)
Gravitational field of large objects	8
Work and Potential Energy (conclusion)
Work	1	(2)
Constrained motion	3	(1)
Conservative forces	3	(3)
Nonconservative forces	6	(1)
Potentials and fields	7
The Special Theory of Relativity
The principle of relativity	1	(2)
The Lorentz transformation	3	(1)
The Michelson-Morley experiment	3	(2)
Transformation of time	5	(2)
The Lorentz contraction	7	(1)
Simultaneity	7	(1)
Four-vectors	8	(1)
Relativistic dynamics	9	(1)
Equivalence of mass and energy	10
Relativistic Energy and Momentum
Relativity and the philosophers	1	(2)
The twin paradox	3	(1)
Transformation of velocities	4	(2)
Relativistic mass	6	(2)
Relativistic energy	8
Space-Time
The geometry of space-time	1	(1)
Space-time intervals	2	(2)
Past, present, and future	4	(1)
More about four-vectors	5	(2)
Four-vector algebra	7
Rotation in Two Dimensions
The center of mass	1	(1)
Rotation of a rigid body	2	(3)
Angular momentum	5	(1)
Conservation of angular momentum	6
Center of Mass; Moment of Inertia
Properties of the center of mass	1	(3)
Locating the center of mass	4	(1)
Finding the moment of inertia	5	(2)
Rotational kinetic energy	7
Rotation in Space
Torques in three dimensions	1	(3)
The rotation equations using cross products	4	(1)
The gyroscope	5	(3)
Angular momentum of a solid body	8
The Harmonic Oscillator
Linear differential equations	1	(1)
The harmonic oscillator	1	(3)
Harmonic motion and circular motion	4	(1)
Initial conditions	4	(1)
Forced oscillations	5
Algebra
Addition and multiplication	1	(1)
The inverse operations	2	(1)
Abstraction and generalization	3	(1)
Approximating irrational numbers	4	(3)
Complex numbers	7	(2)
Imaginary exponents	9
Resonance
Complex numbers and harmonic motion	1	(2)
The forced oscillator with damping	3	(2)
Electrical resonance	5	(2)
Resonance in nature	7
Transients
The energy of an oscillator	1	(1)
Damped oscillations	2	(3)
Electrical transients	5
Linear Systems and Review
Linear differential equations	1	(1)
Superposition of solutions	2	(3)
Oscillations in linear systems	5	(1)
Analogs in physics	6	(2)
Series and parallel impedances	8
Optics: The Principle of Least Time
Light	1	(1)
Reflection and refraction	2	(1)
Fermat's principle of least time	3	(2)
Applications of Fermat's principle	5	(2)
A more precise statement of Fermat's principle	7	(1)
How it works	8
Geometrical Optics
Introduction	1	(1)
The focal length of a spherical surface	1	(3)
The focal length of a lens	4	(1)
Magnification	5	(1)
Compound lenses	6	(1)
Aberrations	7	(1)
Resolving power	7
Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetism	1	(2)
Radiation	3	(2)
The dipole radiator	5	(1)
Interference	6
Interference
Electromagnetic waves	1	(1)
Energy of radiation	2	(1)
Sinusoidal waves	2	(1)
Two dipole radiators	3	(2)
The mathematics of interference	5
Diffraction
The resultant amplitude due to n equal oscillators	1	(2)
The diffraction grating	3	(2)
Resolving power of a grating	5	(1)
The parabolic antenna	6	(1)
Colored films; crystals	7	(1)
Diffraction by opaque screens	8	(2)
The field of a plane of oscillating charges	10
The Origin of the Refractive Index
The index of refraction	1	(3)
The field due to the material	4	(2)
Dispersion	6	(2)
Absorption	8	(1)
The energy carried by an electric wave	9	(1)
Diffraction of light by a screen	10
Radiation Damping. Light Scattering
Radiation resistance	1	(1)
The rate of radiation of energy	2	(1)
Radiation damping	3	(2)
Independent sources	5	(1)
Scattering of light	6
Polarization
The electric vector of light	1	(2)
Polarization of scattered light	3	(1)
Birefringence	3	(2)
Polarizers	5	(1)
Optical activity	6	(1)
The intensity of reflected light	7	(2)
Anomalous refraction	9
Relativistic Effects in Radiation
Moving sources	1	(1)
Finding the ``apparent'' motion	2	(1)
Synchrotron radiation	3	(3)
Cosmic synchrotron radiation	6	(1)
Bremsstrahlung	6	(1)
The Doppler effect	7	(2)
The w, k four-vector	9	(1)
Aberration	10	(1)
The momentum of light	10
Color Vision
The human eye	1	(1)
Color depends on intensity	2	(1)
Measuring the color sensation	3	(3)
The chromaticity diagram	6	(1)
The mechanism of color vision	7	(2)
Physiochemistry of color vision	9
Mechanisms of Seeing
The sensation of color	1	(2)
The physiology of the eye	3	(3)
The rod cells	6	(1)
The compound (insect) eye	6	(3)
Other eyes	9	(1)
Neurology of vision	9
Quantum Behavior
Atomic mechanics	1	(1)
An experiment with bullets	2	(1)
An experiment with waves	3	(1)
An experiment with electrons	4	(1)
The interference of electron waves	5	(2)
Watching the electrons	7	(3)
First principles of quantum mechanics	10	(1)
The uncertainty principle	11
The Relation of Wave and Particle Viewpoints
Probability wave amplitudes	1	(1)
Measurement of position and momentum	2	(2)
Crystal diffraction	4	(1)
The size of an atom	5	(2)
Energy levels	7	(1)
Philosophical implications	8
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Properties of matter	1	(1)
The pressure of a gas	2	(4)
Compressibility of radiation	6	(1)
Temperature and kinetic energy	6	(4)
The ideal gas law	10
The Principles of Statistical Mechanics
The exponential atmosphere	1	(1)
The Boltzmann law	2	(1)
Evaporation of a liquid	3	(1)
The distribution of molecular speeds	4	(3)
The specific heats of gases	7	(1)
The failure of classical physics	8
The Brownian Movement
Equipartition of energy	1	(2)
Thermal equilibrium of radiation	3	(3)
Equipartition and the quantum oscillator	6	(2)
The random walk	8
Applications of Kinetic Theory
Evaporation	1	(3)
Thermionic emission	4	(1)
Thermal ionization	5	(2)
Chemical kinetics	7	(1)
Einstein's laws of radiation	8
Diffusion
Collisions between molecules	1	(2)
The mean free path	3	(1)
The drift speed	4	(2)
Ionic conductivity	6	(1)
Molecular diffusion	7	(2)
Thermal conductivity	9
The Laws of Thermodynamics
Heat engines; the first law	1	(2)
The second law	3	(1)
Reversible engines	4	(3)
The efficiency of an ideal engine	7	(2)
The thermodynamic temperature	9	(1)
Entropy	10
Illustrations of Thermodynamics
Internal energy	1	(3)
Applications	4	(2)
The Clausius-Clapeyron equation	6
Ratchet and Pawl
How a ratchet works	1	(1)
The ratchet as an engine	2	(2)
Reversibility in mechanics	4	(1)
Irreversibility	5	(2)
Order and entropy	7
Sound. The Wave Equation
Waves	1	(2)
The propagation of sound	3	(1)
The wave equation	4	(2)
Solutions of the wave equation	6	(1)
The speed of sound	7
Beats
Adding two waves	1	(2)
Beat notes and modulation	3	(1)
Side bands	4	(1)
Localized wave trains	5	(2)
Probability amplitudes for particles	7	(2)
Waves in three dimensions	9	(1)
Normal modes	10
Modes
The reflection of waves	1	(1)
Confined waves, with natural frequencies	2	(1)
Modes in two dimensions	3	(3)
Coupled pendulums	6	(1)
Linear systems	7
Harmonics
Musical tones	1	(1)
The Fourier series	2	(1)
Quality and consonance	3	(2)
The Fourier coefficients	5	(2)
The energy theorem	7	(1)
Nonlinear responses	8
Waves
Bow waves	1	(1)
Shock waves	2	(2)
Waves in solids	4	(3)
Surface waves	7
Symmetry in Physical Laws
Symmetry operations	1	(1)
Symmetry in space and time	1	(2)
Symmetry and conservation laws	3	(1)
Mirror reflections	4	(2)
Polar and axial vectors	6	(2)
Which hand is right?	8	(1)
Parity is not conserved!	8	(2)
Antimatter	10	(1)
Broken symmetries	11
Index