accelerometers, 131
in astronomy, 145
in quantum mechanics, 147
angular velocity, 142
artificial horizon, 118
atomic nucleus, discovery of, 99
Babylonian mathematics, 69
Bathtub, 139
Caltech
advice for students, 36
Feynman lecturers, 23
undergraduate physics program, 29
collisions between particles, 64
differentiation, 39
of vectors, 49
directional gyro, 117
disk, spinning, 142
Earth
rotation of, 139
precession of, 141
nutation of, 145
oblateness of, 140
electricity, 68
electron, 147
energy, 62
conservation of, 62, 63, 84, 85, 93, 112
kinetic, 63
of neutrino, 112
of photon, 108
total, 62
feedback, 127
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
teaching, 23
use, 32
Feynman, Richard P.
interview, 15
lecture structure, 16
teaching principles, 16
teaching style, 7
at low velocity, 63
conservative, 64
friction, 68
gravitation
between particles, 67
on Earth, 67
gyro compass, 120
gyroscope
demonstration, 116
improvements in, 124
one-degree-of-freedom, 125, 129
ship-stabilizing, 119
inertial guidance, 115
integration, 42
line integrals, 51
jewel bearings, 126
Kepler’s laws, 92
Leighton, Robert B.
interview, 23
physics exercises, 155
as program director, 30
as teacher, 23
logarithm, natural, 104
machine design, 73
memorization (of formulas), 58, 69
moment of inertia, 142
momentum
and force, 61
at low velocity, 63
of neutrino, 112
of photon, 108
Moon, oblateness of, 140
nebulae, 146
Nautilus (submarine), 115, 138
navigational system, complete, 135
numerical integration, 102
orbits
elliptical, 92
hyperbolic, 96
non-relativistic approximation, 63, 66
physics, understanding physically, 70
pi meson, 111
power, 79
principal axes, 142
proton beam deflector, 108
rockets, 100
chemical, 104
fundamental equation, 100
ion propulsion, 105
photon propulsion, 108
rotational dynamics, 115
Rutherford, Ernest, 99
Sands, Matthew
interview, 29
memoir, 1
satellite motion, 91
spring, ideal, 68
thrust, 105
-to-power ratio, 107
torque, 89
torque generator, 127
triangulation (of knowledge), 58
vectors, 44
addition, 44
differentiation, 49
dot product, 48
location of, 44
position vector, 49
subtraction, 44
velocity vector, 49
Vogt, Rochus E.
interview, 29
physics exercises, 155
voltage, 110
wind, 140
work, 64