Reddit reviews Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher

"Without a bunch of jargon" is your interpretation of what Dr. Feynman said. If you read Six Easy Pieces and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces, you'll find that Dr. Feynman's actual teaching is loaded with physics jargon, and a big part of his genius lay in offering supporting intuitions for the very precise terminology physics uses.

Actual computer science—as opposed to the dressed-up vocational training that calls itself "computer science," not that there's anything wrong with vocational training—is the same way. It's mathematical, painstakingly precise, and the terminology shows it. With that said, there are Feynmans out there to help lead us through it. For example, Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories is a text suitable for a bright high-schooler that nevertheless will have you understanding the terms "monad," "monoid," "category," and "endofunctor" by the time you're through it, should you choose to work through it.

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For intuition, I recommend everything by Richard Feynman; a good starting point is Six Easy Pieces. Gerard ’t Hooft has a list of the subjects to master: How to become a GOOD Theoretical Physicist