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Summary:: I am a last year high school student. I haven't chosed physics for my course, but I am very interested in QM, because I believe it act lik a gateway to the meaning of existence, and so the nature of mind, my particular interest. I want to know which textbook is the best for me.
I am a last year high school student. I haven't chosed physics for my course, but I am very interested in QM, because I believe it act lik a gateway to the meaning of existence, and so the nature of mind, my particular interest. I want to know which textbook is the best for me.
I know some calculus, e.g. gradient and directional differentiation in multivariable calculus. I also know some linear algebra, like eigenvectors and matrix transformations. I also know differential equations (only first and second order).
I am looking for a textbook that doesn't just tell me some equations to memorize, but also where did they comme from and what they mean. I also want a textbook that is general, so many topics (preferably including relativity) are covered. I want it to be detailed as well, so I can learn many things for only one topic.
Th most important characteristic that I want my draem textbook (!) to have is mentioning where does each theory/equation come from. For example, where has the schrodinger equation come from? What does it mean to apply a wave equation to an electron? What does it mean to behave like a wave? These are the sort of questions I want to know, as well as learning the skills required to handle different equations to come up with new theories.
Thank you in advance
Seyed
I am a last year high school student. I haven't chosed physics for my course, but I am very interested in QM, because I believe it act lik a gateway to the meaning of existence, and so the nature of mind, my particular interest. I want to know which textbook is the best for me.
I know some calculus, e.g. gradient and directional differentiation in multivariable calculus. I also know some linear algebra, like eigenvectors and matrix transformations. I also know differential equations (only first and second order).
I am looking for a textbook that doesn't just tell me some equations to memorize, but also where did they comme from and what they mean. I also want a textbook that is general, so many topics (preferably including relativity) are covered. I want it to be detailed as well, so I can learn many things for only one topic.
Th most important characteristic that I want my draem textbook (!) to have is mentioning where does each theory/equation come from. For example, where has the schrodinger equation come from? What does it mean to apply a wave equation to an electron? What does it mean to behave like a wave? These are the sort of questions I want to know, as well as learning the skills required to handle different equations to come up with new theories.
Thank you in advance
Seyed