The reason I'm asking is because I hate learning math on the fly in a physics course. It's taught in a very hand-wavy manner, making it harder to grasp the concept.
I'd much rather learn the required math from a math course (or math textbook), then learn how to apply it in physics.
What extra math courses should an undergrad take (or self-study) if they want to go into Quantum Optics or Condensed Matter theory?
I've already taken calculus, linear algebra, ODEs, PDEs, and complex analysis (I will also be doing a second course on linear algebra in two months time).
The textbook for the course is Quantum States of Atoms, Molecules and Solids by M. A. Morrison, et al.
But it's a custom edition for the university since the book has been out of print for a while now, so I can't find it online to skim through the material to see if the material interests me...
From the table of contents, I can see that book doesn't deal with quantum theory. That's not what I'm looking for.
I've heard this course is basically an introductory condensed matter for undergraduates.
I'm thinking of taking a course called Atoms, Molecules, and Solids this semester and I wanted to get a feel for the material beforehand to see if I'll like the course.
If anyone could recommend a textbook based off this course description, I'd appreciate it:
Quantum theory of atoms...
Well, my toolkit isn't entirely full; I'll be doing PDEs next semester.
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