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ForsomefortyyearsRichardP.Feynmanfocussedhiscuriosityonthemysteriousworkingsofthephysicalworld,andbenthisintellecttosearchingouttheorderinitschaos.Now,hehasgiventwoyearsofhisabilityandhisenergytohisLecturesonPhysicsforbeginningstudents.Forthemhehasdistilledtheessenceofhisknowledge,andhascreatedintermstheycanhopetograspapictureofthephysicistsuniverse.Tohislectureshehasbroughtthebrillianceandclarityofhisthought,theoriginalityandvitalityofhisapproach,andthecontagiousenthusiasmofhisdelivery.Itwasajoytobehold..Thefirstyearslecturesformedthebasisforthefirstvolumeofthissetofbooks.Wehavetriedinthisthesecondvolumetomakesomekindofarecordofapartofthesecondyearslectures--whichweregiventothesophomoreclassduringthe1962-1963academicyear.TherestofthesecondyearslectureswillmakeupVolumeIII.