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SUMMARY
MATHJAX
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I
mainly mechanics, radiation, and heat
Feynman • Leighton • Sands
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About the Authors
Preface to the New Millennium Edition
Feynman's Preface
Foreword
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Chapter 1.
Atoms in Motion
1-1
Introduction
1-2
Matter is made of atoms
1-3
Atomic processes
1-4
Chemical reactions
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Chapter 2.
Basic Physics
2-1
Introduction
2-2
Physics before 1920
2-3
Quantum physics
2-4
Nuclei and particles
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Chapter 3.
The Relation of Physics to Other Sciences
3-1
Introduction
3-2
Chemistry
3-3
Biology
3-4
Astronomy
3-5
Geology
3-6
Psychology
3-7
How did it get that way?
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Chapter 4.
Conservation of Energy
4-1
What is energy?
4-2
Gravitational potential energy
4-3
Kinetic energy
4-4
Other forms of energy
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Chapter 5.
Time and Distance
5-1
Motion
5-2
Time
5-3
Short times
5-4
Long times
5-5
Units and standards of time
5-6
Large distances
5-7
Short distances
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Chapter 6.
Probability
6-1
Chance and likelihood
6-2
Fluctuations
6-3
The random walk
6-4
A probability distribution
6-5
The uncertainty principle
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Chapter 7.
The Theory of Gravitation
7-1
Planetary motions
7-2
Kepler’s laws
7-3
Development of dynamics
7-4
Newton’s law of gravitation
7-5
Universal gravitation
7-6
Cavendish’s experiment
7-7
What is gravity?
7-8
Gravity and relativity
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Chapter 8.
Motion
8-1
Description of motion
8-2
Speed
8-3
Speed as a derivative
8-4
Distance as an integral
8-5
Acceleration
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Chapter 9.
Newton’s Laws of Dynamics
9-1
Momentum and force
9-2
Speed and velocity
9-3
Components of velocity, acceleration, and force
9-4
What is the force?
9-5
Meaning of the dynamical equations
9-6
Numerical solution of the equations
9-7
Planetary motions
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Chapter 10.
Conservation of Momentum
10-1
Newton’s Third Law
10-2
Conservation of momentum
10-3
Momentum is conserved!
10-4
Momentum and energy
10-5
Relativistic momentum
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Chapter 11.
Vectors
11-1
Symmetry in physics
11-2
Translations
11-3
Rotations
11-4
Vectors
11-5
Vector algebra
11-6
Newton’s laws in vector notation
11-7
Scalar product of vectors
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Chapter 12.
Characteristics of Force
12-1
What is a force?
12-2
Friction
12-3
Molecular forces
12-4
Fundamental forces. Fields
12-5
Pseudo forces
12-6
Nuclear forces
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Chapter 13.
Work and Potential Energy (A)
13-1
Energy of a falling body
13-2
Work done by gravity
13-3
Summation of energy
13-4
Gravitational field of large objects
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Chapter 14.
Work and Potential Energy (conclusion)
14-1
Work
14-2
Constrained motion
14-3
Conservative forces
14-4
Nonconservative forces
14-5
Potentials and fields
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Chapter 15.
The Special Theory of Relativity
15-1
The principle of relativity
15-2
The Lorentz transformation
15-3
The Michelson-Morley experiment
15-4
Transformation of time
15-5
The Lorentz contraction
15-6
Simultaneity
15-7
Four-vectors
15-8
Relativistic dynamics
15-9
Equivalence of mass and energy
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Chapter 16.
Relativistic Energy and Momentum
16-1
Relativity and the philosophers
16-2
The twin paradox
16-3
Transformation of velocities
16-4
Relativistic mass
16-5
Relativistic energy
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Chapter 17.
Space-Time
17-1
The geometry of space-time
17-2
Space-time intervals
17-3
Past, present, and future
17-4
More about four-vectors
17-5
Four-vector algebra
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Chapter 18.
Rotation in Two Dimensions
18-1
The center of mass
18-2
Rotation of a rigid body
18-3
Angular momentum
18-4
Conservation of angular momentum
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Chapter 19.
Center of Mass; Moment of Inertia
19-1
Properties of the center of mass
19-2
Locating the center of mass
19-3
Finding the moment of inertia
19-4
Rotational kinetic energy
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Chapter 20.
Rotation in space
20-1
Torques in three dimensions
20-2
The rotation equations using cross products
20-3
The gyroscope
20-4
Angular momentum of a solid body
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Chapter 21.
The Harmonic Oscillator
21-1
Linear differential equations
21-2
The harmonic oscillator
21-3
Harmonic motion and circular motion
21-4
Initial conditions
21-5
Forced oscillations
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Chapter 22.
Algebra
22-1
Addition and multiplication
22-2
The inverse operations
22-3
Abstraction and generalization
22-4
Approximating irrational numbers
22-5
Complex numbers
22-6
Imaginary exponents
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Chapter 23.
Resonance
23-1
Complex numbers and harmonic motion
23-2
The forced oscillator with damping
23-3
Electrical resonance
23-4
Resonance in nature
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Chapter 24.
Transients
24-1
The energy of an oscillator
24-2
Damped oscillations
24-3
Electrical transients
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Chapter 25.
Linear Systems and Review
25-1
Linear differential equations
25-2
Superposition of solutions
25-3
Oscillations in linear systems
25-4
Analogs in physics
25-5
Series and parallel impedances
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Chapter 26.
Optics: The Principle of Least Time
26-1
Light
26-2
Reflection and refraction
26-3
Fermat’s principle of least time
26-4
Applications of Fermat’s principle
26-5
A more precise statement of Fermat’s principle
26-6
How it works
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Chapter 27.
Geometrical Optics
27-1
Introduction
27-2
The focal length of a spherical surface
27-3
The focal length of a lens
27-4
Magnification
27-5
Compound lenses
27-6
Aberrations
27-7
Resolving power
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Chapter 28.
Electromagnetic Radiation
28-1
Electromagnetism
28-2
Radiation
28-3
The dipole radiator
28-4
Interference
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Chapter 29.
Interference
29-1
Electromagnetic waves
29-2
Energy of radiation
29-3
Sinusoidal waves
29-4
Two dipole radiators
29-5
The mathematics of interference
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Chapter 30.
Diffraction
30-1
The resultant amplitude due to n equal oscillators
30-2
The diffraction grating
30-3
Resolving power of a grating
30-4
The parabolic antenna
30-5
Colored films; crystals
30-6
Diffraction by opaque screens
30-7
The field of a plane of oscillating charges
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Chapter 31.
The Origin of the Refractive Index
31-1
The index of refraction
31-2
The field due to the material
31-3
Dispersion
31-4
Absorption
31-5
The energy carried by an electric wave
31-6
Diffraction of light by a screen
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Chapter 32.
Radiation Damping. Light Scattering
32-1
Radiation resistance
32-2
The rate of radiation of energy
32-3
Radiation damping
32-4
Independent sources
32-5
Scattering of light
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Chapter 33.
Polarization
33-1
The electric vector of light
33-2
Polarization of scattered light
33-3
Birefringence
33-4
Polarizers
33-5
Optical activity
33-6
The intensity of reflected light
33-7
Anomalous refraction
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Chapter 34.
Relativistic Effects in Radiation
34-1
Moving sources
34-2
Finding the “apparent” motion
34-3
Synchrotron radiation
34-4
Cosmic synchrotron radiation
34-5
Bremsstrahlung
34-6
The Doppler effect
34-7
The ω, k four-vector
34-8
Aberration
34-9
The momentum of light
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Chapter 35.
Color Vision
35-1
The human eye
35-2
Color depends on intensity
35-3
Measuring the color sensation
35-4
The chromaticity diagram
35-5
The mechanism of color vision
35-6
Physiochemistry of color vision
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Chapter 36.
Mechanisms of Seeing
36-1
The sensation of color
36-2
The physiology of the eye
36-3
The rod cells
36-4
The compound (insect) eye
36-5
Other eyes
36-6
Neurology of vision
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Chapter 37.
Quantum Behavior
37-1
Atomic mechanics
37-2
An experiment with bullets
37-3
An experiment with waves
37-4
An experiment with electrons
37-5
The interference of electron waves
37-6
Watching the electrons
37-7
First principles of quantum mechanics
37-8
The uncertainty principle
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Chapter 38.
The Relation of Wave and Particle Viewpoints
38-1
Probability wave amplitudes
38-2
Measurement of position and momentum
38-3
Crystal diffraction
38-4
The size of an atom
38-5
Energy levels
38-6
Philosophical implications
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Chapter 39.
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
39-1
Properties of matter
39-2
The pressure of a gas
39-3
Compressibility of radiation
39-4
Temperature and kinetic energy
39-5
The ideal gas law
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Chapter 40.
The Principles of Statistical Mechanics
40-1
The exponential atmosphere
40-2
The Boltzmann law
40-3
Evaporation of a liquid
40-4
The distribution of molecular speeds
40-5
The specific heats of gases
40-6
The failure of classical physics
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Chapter 41.
The Brownian Movement
41-1
Equipartition of energy
41-2
Thermal equilibrium of radiation
41-3
Equipartition and the quantum oscillator
41-4
The random walk
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Chapter 42.
Applications of Kinetic Theory
42-1
Evaporation
42-2
Thermionic emission
42-3
Thermal ionization
42-4
Chemical kinetics
42-5
Einstein’s laws of radiation
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Chapter 43.
Diffusion
43-1
Collisions between molecules
43-2
The mean free path
43-3
The drift speed
43-4
Ionic conductivity
43-5
Molecular diffusion
43-6
Thermal conductivity
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Chapter 44.
The Laws of Thermodynamics
44-1
Heat engines; the first law
44-2
The second law
44-3
Reversible engines
44-4
The efficiency of an ideal engine
44-5
The thermodynamic temperature
44-6
Entropy
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Chapter 45.
Illustrations of Thermodynamics
45-1
Internal energy
45-2
Applications
45-3
The Clausius-Clapeyron equation
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Chapter 46.
Ratchet and pawl
46-1
How a ratchet works
46-2
The ratchet as an engine
46-3
Reversibility in mechanics
46-4
Irreversibility
46-5
Order and entropy
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Chapter 47.
Sound. The wave equation
47-1
Waves
47-2
The propagation of sound
47-3
The wave equation
47-4
Solutions of the wave equation
47-5
The speed of sound
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Chapter 48.
Beats
48-1
Adding two waves
48-2
Beat notes and modulation
48-3
Side bands
48-4
Localized wave trains
48-5
Probability amplitudes for particles
48-6
Waves in three dimensions
48-7
Normal modes
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Chapter 49.
Modes
49-1
The reflection of waves
49-2
Confined waves, with natural frequencies
49-3
Modes in two dimensions
49-4
Coupled pendulums
49-5
Linear systems
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Chapter 50.
Harmonics
50-1
Musical tones
50-2
The Fourier series
50-3
Quality and consonance
50-4
The Fourier coefficients
50-5
The energy theorem
50-6
Nonlinear responses
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Chapter 51.
Waves
51-1
Bow waves
51-2
Shock waves
51-3
Waves in solids
51-4
Surface waves
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Chapter 52.
Symmetry in Physical Laws
52-1
Symmetry operations
52-2
Symmetry in space and time
52-3
Symmetry and conservation laws
52-4
Mirror reflections
52-5
Polar and axial vectors
52-6
Which hand is right?
52-7
Parity is not conserved!
52-8
Antimatter
52-9
Broken symmetries
Copyright © 1963, 2006, 2013 by the California Institute of Technology,
Michael A. Gottlieb, and Rudolf Pfeiffer
Persistant Folding Table of Contents by Lars Næsheim, with assistance from Michael Gottlieb.
