內容介紹
Feynman et al,Thees are the lectures in physics that I gave last year and the year before to the freshman and sophomore classes at Caltech.The lectures are,of course,not verbatim-they have been edited,sometimes extensively and sometimes lessso.The lectures form only part of the complete courese.The whole group of 180students gathered in a big lecture room twice a week to hear these lectres and then they broke up into small groups of 15 to 20 students in recitation sections under the guidance of a teaching assistant.In addition,there was a laboratory session once a week.此書為英文版。
作者介紹
世界上有兩種天才，一種是“普通的”天才，一種是如魔術師般“神奇的”天才。只要你我再聰明幾倍的話，就可以比得上普通的天才。而如魔術師般神奇的天才就不一樣了，他們的心思到底怎樣在運作，我們是無論如何也無法理解的，分析他們的思想就像要看穿魔術師怎樣變戲法一樣困難。所以，在外人看來，“神奇的”天才都是那些言語荒誕、行為古怪、智慧超凡的“鬼才”。而理察·費曼可以說是人類歷史上千年才難得出一個的科學鬼才。費曼被很多物理學家譽為上個世紀繼愛因斯坦之後最偉大的實證物理學家，在他研究生剛畢業時，就參與了美國製造第一枚核子彈的曼哈頓計畫，後來，他又在美國加州理工學院任教約40年，並在1965年獲得了諾貝爾物理學獎。
不過，令這位物理學家聲名遠揚的遠遠不止這些，他的邦戈鼓藝高超，甚至能頂替職業鼓手上場表演，他還可以像一位真正的畫家一樣賣掉自己的作品，他是撬保險柜的專家，他喜歡在無上裝酒吧里研究科學問題。總之，他的才華，他的幽默，他的率性而為的惡作劇，令他的一生多姿多彩。同時，他的成長和他的成就，也包含了許多的啟示。
作品目錄
chapter 1. atoms in motion .1-1 introduction 1-1
1-2 matter is made of atoms 1-2
1-3 atomic processes 1-5
1-4 chemical reactions 1-6
chapter 2. basic physics
2-1 introduction 2-i
2-2 physics before 1920 2-3
2-3 quantum physics 2-6
2-4 nuclei and particles 2-8
chapter 3. the relation of physics to other sciences
3-1 introduction 3-1
3-2 chemistry 3-1
3-3 biology 3-2
3-4 astronomy 3-6
3-5 geology 3-7
3-6 psychology 3-8
3-7 how did it get that way ? 3-9
chapter 4. conservation of energy
4-1 what is energy? 4-1
.4-2 gravitational potential energy 4-2
4-3 kinetic energy 4-5
4-4 other forms of energy 4-6
chapter 5. time and distance
5-1 motion 5-1
5-2 time 5-1
5-3 short times 5-2
5-4 long times 5-3
5-5 units and standards of time 5-5
5-6 large distances 5-5
5-7 short distances 5-8
chaffer 6. probability
6-1 chance and likelihood 6-1
6-2 fluctuations 6-3
6-3 the random walk 6-5
6-4 a probability distribution 6-7
6-5 the uncertainty principle 6-10
chapter 7. the theory of gravitation
7-1 planetary motions 7-1
7-2 kepler's laws 7-1
7-3 development of dynamics 7-2
7-4 newton's law of gravitation 7-3
7-5 universal gravitation 7-5
7-6 cavendish's experiment 7-9
7-7 what is gravity ? 7-9
7-8 gravity and relativity 7-11
chapter 8. motion
8-1 description of motion 8-1
8-2 speed 8-2
8-3 speed as a derivative 8-5
8-4 distance as an integral 8-7
8-5 acceleration 8-8
chapter 9. newton's laws of dynamics
9-1 momentum and force 9-1
9-2 speed and velocity 9-2
9-3 components of velocity, acceleration, and force 9-3
9-4 what is the force? 9-3
9-5 meaning of the dynamical equations 9-4
9-6 numerical solution of the equations 9-5
9-7 planetary motions 9--6
chapter 10. conservation of momentum
10-1 newton's third law 10-1
10-2 conservation of momentum 10-2
10-3 momentum is conserved! 10-5
10-4 momentum and energy 10-7
10-5 relativistic momentum 10-8
chapter 11. vectors
11-1 symmetry in physics 11-1
11-2 translations 11-1
11-3 rotations 11-3
11-4 vectors 11-5
11-5 vector algebra 11-6
11-6 newton's laws in vector notation 11-7
11-7 scalar product of vectors 11-8
chapter 12. characteristics of force
12-1 what is a force7 i2-1
12-2 friction 12-3
12-3 molecular forces 12-6
12-4 fundamental forces. fields 12-7
12-5 pseudo forces 12-10
12-6 nuclear forces 12-12
chapter 13. work and potential energy (a)
13-1 energy of a falling body 13-1
13-2 work done by gravity 13-3
13-3 summation of energy 13-6
13-4 gravitational field of large objects 13-8
chapter 14. work and potential energy (conclusion)
14-1 work 14-1
14-2 constrained motion 14-3
14-3 conservative forces 14-3
14-4 nonconservative forces 14-6
14-5 potentials and fields 14-7
chapter 15. the special theory of relativity
15-1 the principle of relativity 15-1
15-2 the lorentz transformation 15-3
15-3 the michelson-morley experiment 15-3
15-4 transformation of time 15-5
15-5 the lorentz contraction 15-7
15-6 simultaneity 15-7
15-7 four-vectors 15-8
15-8 relativistic dynamics 15-9
15-9 equivalence of mass and energy 15-10
chapter 16. relativistic energy and momentum
16-1 relativity and the philosophers 16-1
16-2 the twin paradox 16-3
16-3 transformation of velocities 16-4
16-4 relativistic mass 16-6
16-5 relativistic energy 16-8
chapter 17. space=time
17-1 the geometry of space-time 17-1
17-2 space-time intervals 17-2
17-3 past, present, and future 17-4
17-4 more about four-vectors 17-5
17-5 four-vector algebra 17-7
chapter 18. rotation in two dimensions
18-1 the center of mass 18-1
18-2 rotation of a rigid body 18-2
18-3 angular momentum 18-5
18-4 conservation of angular momentum 18-6
chapter 19. center of mass; moment of inertia
19-1 properties of the center of mass 19-1
19-2 locating the center of mass 19-4
19-3 finding the moment of inertia 19-5
19-4 rotational kinetic energy 19-7
chapter 20. rotation in space
20-1 torques in three dimensions 20-1
20-2 the rotation equations using cross products 20-4
20-3 the gyroscope 20-5
20-4 angular momentum of a solid body 20-8
chapter 21. the harmonic oscillator
21-1 linear differential equations 21-1
21-2 the harmonic oscillator 21-1
21-3 harmonic motion and circular motion 21-4
21-4 initialconditions 21-4
21-5 forced oscillations 21-5
chapter 22. algeara
22-1 addition and multiplication 22-1
22-2 the inverse operations 22-2
22-3 abstraction and generalization 22-3
22-4 approximating irrational numbers 22-4
22-5 complex numbers 22-7
22-6 imaginary exponents 22-9
chapter 23. resonance
23-1 complex numbers and harmonic motion 23-1
23-2 the forced oscillator with damping 23-3
23-3 electrical resonance 23-5
23-4 resonance in nature 23-7
chapter 24. transients
24-1 the energy of an oscillator 24-1
24-2 damped oscillations 24-2
24-3 electrical transients 24-5
chapter 25. linear systems and review
25-1 linear differential equations 25-1
25-2 superposition of solutions 25-2
25-3 oscillations in linear systems 25-5
25-4 analogs in physics 25-6
25-5 series and parallel impedances 25-8
chapter 26. optics: the principle of least time ..
26-1 light 26-1
26-2 reflection and refraction 26-2
26-3 fermat's principle of least time 26-3
26-4 applications of fermat's principle 26-5
26-5 a more precise statement of fermat's principle 26-7
26-6 how it works 26-8
chapter 27. geometrical optics
27-1 introduction 27-1
27-2 the focal length of a spherical surface 27-1
27-3 the focal length of a lens 27-4
27-4 magnification 27-5
27-5 compound lenses 27-6
27-6 aberrations 27-7
27-7 resolving power 27-7
chapter 28. electromagnetic radiation
28-1 eiectromagnetism 28-1
28-2 radiation 28-3
28-3 the dipole radiator 28-5
28-4 interference 28-6
chapter 29. interference
29-1 electromagnetic waves 29-1
29-2 energy of radiation 29-2
29-3 sinusoidal waves 29-2
29-4 two dipole radiators 29-3
29-5 the mathematics of interference 29-5
chapter 30. diffraction
30-1 the resultant amplitude due to n equal oscillators 30-1
30-2 the diffraction grating 30-3
30-3 resolving power of a grating 30-5
30-4 the parabolic antenna 30-6
30-5 colored films; crystals 30-7
30-6 diffraction by opaque screens 30-8
30-7 the field of a plane of oscillating charges 30-10
chapter 31. the origin of the refractive index
31-1 the index of refraction 31-1
31-2 the field due to the material 31-4
31-3 dispersion 31-6
31-4 absorption 31-8
31-5 the energy carried by an electric wave 31-9
31-6 diffraction of light by a screen 31-10
chapter 32. radiation damping. light scattering
32-1 radiation resistance 32-1
32-2 the rate of radiation of energy 32-2
32-3 radiation damping 32-3
32-4 independent sources 32-5
32-5 scaftering of light 32-6
chapter 33. polarization
33-1 the electric vector of light 33-1
33-2 polarization of scattered light 33-3
33-3 birefringence 33-3
33-4 polarizers 33-5
33-5 optical activity 33-6
33-6 the intensity of reflected light 33-7
33-7 anomalous refraction 33-9
chapter 34. relativistic effects in radiation
34-1 moving sources 34-1
34-2 finding the "apparent" motion 34-2
34-3 synchrotron radiation 34-3
34-4 cosmic synchrotron radiation 34-6
34-5 bremsstrahlung 34-6
34-6 the doppler effect 34-7
34-7 the co, k four-vector 34-9
34-8 aberration 34-10
34-9 the momentum of light 34-10
chapter 35, color vision
35-1 the human eye 35-1
35-2 color depends on intensity 35-2
35-3 measuring the color sensation 35-3
35-4 the chromaticity diagram 35-6
35-5 the mechanism of color vision 35-7
35-6 physiochemistry of color vision 35-9
chapter 36. mechanisms of seeing
36-1 the sensation of color 36-1
36-2 the physiology of the eye 36-3
36-3 the rod cells 36-6
36--4 the compound (insect) eye. 36-6
36-5 other eyes 36-9
36.-6 neurology of vision 36-9
chapter 37. quantum behavior
37-1 atomic mechanics 37-1
37-2 an experiment with bullets 37-2
37-3 an experiment with waves 37-3
37-4 an experiment with electrons 37-4
37-5 the interference of electron waves 37-5
37-6 watching the electrons 37-7
37-7 first principles of quantum mechanics 37-10
37-8 the uncertainty principle 37-11
chapter 38. the relation of wave and particle
viewpoints
38-1 probability wave amplitudes 38-1
38-2 measurement of position and momentum 38-2
38-3 crystal diffraction 38-4
38-4 the size of an atom 38-5
38-5 energy levels 38-7
38-6 philosophical implications 38-8
chapter 39. the kinetic theory of gases
39-1 properties of matter 39-1
39-2 the pressure of a gas 39-2
39-3 compressibility of radiation 39-6
39-4 temperature and kinetic energy 39-6
39-5 the ideal gas law 39-10
chapter 40. the principles of statistical mechanics
40-1 the exponential atmosphere 40-i
40-2 the boltzmann law 40-2
40-3 evaporation of a liquid 40-3
40-4 the distribution of molecular speeds 40-4
40-5 the specific heats of gases 40-7
40-6 the failure of classical physics 40-8
chapter 41. the brownian movement
41-1 equipartition of energy 41-1
41-2 thermal equilibrium of radiation 41-3
41-3 equipartition and the quantum oscillator 41-6
41-4 the random walk 41-8
chapter 42. applications of kinetic theory
42-1 evaporation 42-1
42-2 thermionic emission 42-4
42-3 thermal ionization 42-5
42-4 chemical kinetics 42-7
42-5 einstein's laws of radiation 42-8
chapter 43. diffusion
43-1 collisions between molecules 43-1
43-2 the mean free path 43-3
43-3 the drift speed 43-4
43-4 ionic conductivity 43-6
43-5 molecular diffusion 43-7
43-6 thermal conductivity 43-9
chapter 44. the laws of thermodynamics
44-1 heat engines; the first law 44-1
44-2 the second law 44-3
44-3 reversible engines 44-4
44-4 the efficiency of an ideal engine 44-7
44-5 the thermodynamic temperature 44-9
44-6 entropy 44-10
chapter 45. illustrations of thermodynamics
45-1 internal energy 45-1
45-2 applications 45-4
45-3 the clausius-clapeyron equation 45-6
chapter 46. ratchet and pawl
46-1 how a ratchet works 46-1
46-2 the ratchet as an engine 46-2
46-3 reversibility in mechanics 46-4
46-4 irreversibility 46-5
46-5 order and entropy 46-7
chapter 47. sound. the wave equation
47-1 waves 47-1
47-2 the propagation of sound 47-3
47-3 the wave equation 47-4
47-4 solutions of the wave equation 47-6
47-5 the speed of sound 47-7
chapter 48. beats
48-1 adding two waves 48-1
48-2 beat notes and modulation 48-3
48-3 side bands 48-4
48-4 localized wave trains 48-5
48-5 probability amplitudes for particles 48-7
48-6 waves in three dimensions 48-9
48-7 normal modes 48-10
chapter 49. modes
49-1 the reflection of waves 49-1
49-2 confined waves, with natural frequencies 49-2
49-3 modes in two dimensions 49-3
49-4 coupled pendulums 49-6
49-5 linear systems 49-7
index
chapter 50. harmonics
50-1 musical tones 50-1
50-2 the fourier series 50-2
50-3 quality and consonance 50-3
50-4 the fourier coefficients 50-5
50-5 the energy theorem 50-7
50-6 nonlinear responses 50-8
chapter 51. waves
51-1 bow waves 51-1
51-2 shock waves 51-2
51-3 waves in solids 51-4
51-4 surface waves 51-7
chapter 52. symmetry in physical laws
52-1 symmetry operations 52-1
52-2 symmetry in space and time 52-1
52-3 symmetry and conservation laws 52-3
52-4 mirror reflections 52-4
52-5 polar and axial vectors 52-6
52-6 which hand is right? 52-8
52-7 parity is not conserved! 52-8
52-8 antimatter 52-10
52-9 broken symmetries 52-11
