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andimai
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume I
Have they finally updated the lectures to use SI units?
ngoldbaum
on Sept 14, 2013
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The lectures were given a long time ago. That would be like asking to have a 19th century math textbook rewritten to use modern vector notation.
mhartl
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As far as I know, the
Feynman Lectures
have always used SI units.
drivers99
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I just checked Chapter 4, and it has inches and ounces. I could be wrong, since I haven't read it, but I don't see why it would affect understanding of the ideas.
mhartl
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The
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may occasionally mix in Imperial units, but the vast majority of the calculations use SI.
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