物理中的理论概念（第2版）

TheinspirationforthisbookwasacourseoflectureswhichIdeliveredbetween1977and1980toundergraduatesabouttoentertheirfinalyearinPhysicsandTheoreticalPhysicsatCambridge.Theaimofthecoursewastoprovideasurveyofthenatureoftheoreticalreasoninginphysics,whichwouldputtheminareceptiveframeofmindfortheveryintensivecoursesoflecturesonallaspectsofphysicsinthefinalyear.TheobjectivesofthecoursearedescribedinthefirstchapterandconcernissuesaboutwhichIfeelverystrongly:studentscangothroughanundergraduatecourseinphysicswithoutgaininganunderstandingoftheinsights,approachesandtechniqueswhicharethetoolsoftheprofessionalphysicist,letaloneanimpressionoftheintellectualexcitementandbeautyothesubject.ThecoursewasintendedasanalternativetothenormalmodeofpresentationandwasentitledTheoreticalConceptsinPhysics.