Bad GPA, but want to work as a lab technician

[noblegas]

Are all of the students in your QM class having similar difficulty with the professor and textbook? If not, you probably need to take a hard look at yourself to diagnose the problem.

not everyone learns the same way. even though this is cliche to say, but it is true. Does your statement mean that I should give up my pursuit of finding a decent QM book to understand QM , and stopped learning QM altogether.

 

[mvantuyl]

not everyone learns the same way. even though this is cliche to say, but it is true. Does your statement mean that I should give up my pursuit of finding a decent QM book to understand QM , and stopped learning QM altogether.

Not at all. It means that the professor and textbook might not be the problem. If the other students in your class aren't having similar difficulties, you need to find another approach to learning the material. You might consider looking at other textbooks, studying with others who aren't having the same difficulties, checking out the Open Courseware videos from MIT, getting some tutoring, or following some other strategy.

What specific topics are giving you the most difficulty? Concentrate your efforts there and see what sort of progress you can make. Take a look at your study habits and make sure you're getting the most out of the time you put in.

I'm certainly not trying to suggest that you should just chuck it all and give up. I'm saying that you need to focus your efforts for maximum effect. Blaming the professor and textbook isn't going to fix the problem.