Physics from a teacher who loved it

Legendary physics lectures, free to read online.

By Caltech (Feynman, Leighton, Sands)Free to visitA Starvard Treasure

Richard Feynman gave these lectures to students at Caltech, and they became some of the best-loved physics books ever written. All three volumes can be read free online.

Feynman explains light, motion, heat and electricity with a warmth and curiosity that make hard ideas feel within reach. It is a book to dip into slowly, a chapter at a time.

The Feynman Lectures on Physicsfeynmanlectures.caltech.eduLegendary physics lectures, free to read online.Visit The Feynman Lectures on Physics ↗

Try this first

Start with a chapter whose title pulls you. Atoms in Motion opens Volume I and needs nothing but curiosity. Read a section at a time; these lectures reward slow dipping over cramming.

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Published by Caltech from Richard Feynman's famous 1960s lectures, with Leighton and Sands. All three volumes are free to read on the site.

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