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The Feynman lectures on physics: (Record no. 437360)

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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field ISI Library, Kolkata
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 8185015821
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency ISI Library
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Edition number 23rd
Classification number 530
Item number F435
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Feynman, Richard P.
Relator term author
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Feynman lectures on physics:
Remainder of title volume 1; mainly mechanics, radiation, and heat/
Statement of responsibility, etc Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Narosa Publishing House,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1988
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxvi, 665 pages:
Other physical details ill.;
Dimensions 29 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The Feynman Lectures on Physics — Volume 1 (originally published 1963) is the first volume of Richard P. Feynman’s celebrated undergraduate lecture series, coauthored in print form with Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands. Volume 1 concentrates on mechanics, radiation, and heat; it mixes conceptual explanations, intuitive physical arguments, and worked examples aimed at building physical intuition rather than presenting physics as only a formal mathematical exercise. Feynman’s style emphasizes thought experiments and visually intuitive reasoning; readers encounter clear discussions of Newtonian mechanics, conservation principles, waves and oscillations, the nature of radiation, and introductory thermodynamic ideas. Problems and exercises are provided to reinforce concepts, and the text is suitable both as a supplementary course text for undergraduate physics and as an in-depth, conceptually focused reference for motivated self-learners.
650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mechanics
650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Heat
650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Radiation
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Leighton, Robert B.
Relator term author
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sands, Matthew L.
Relator term author
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Koha item type Books
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Lost status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Full call number Accession Number Koha item type Public note
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