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Is there something similar to the Feynman lectures, but for maths? : r/math

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It's not quite analogous but I highly recommend the Princeton Companion to Mathematics for a non-rigorous but fantastic survey of math. Great for just browsing and getting a basic familiarity with concepts across math. Second the recommendations for Infinite Napkin (probably the closest to what you're after) and the Princeton Companion as a survey of topics. There's also a nice book by Shankar, Basic Training In Mathematics that does a good survey of topics you'd need for an undergrad physics program (single, multivariable, vecor calculus. infinite series, complex functions, linear algebra, differential equations). Obviously leaves out whole branches of mathematics (algebra, topology, geometry, number theory) but a neatly packaged review book for physics & engineering-type math. A little more advanced & abstract but really a unique book is Saunders Mac Lane's Mathematics Form and Function, a fascinating thing to read, there's nothing else like it. Actually, as a physicist, you always h

No, there isn't. The suggestions mentioned here don't even come close. Feynman's 3-volume Lectures on Physics series was originally for teaching the first two years of college physics (classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, modern physics) to undergrads at Caltech. They were designed to replace the standard physics texts being used at Caltech at that time. They were not just some "overview" or "survey" of topics. Unfortunately, Caltech students had too much trouble learning physics from those lectures, so Caltech went back to the standard texts. It's a shame, but it's…

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