Landau vs Griffith QM textbook

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Taking a course In quantum mechanics to review my old courses in physics, they are going to use landau books , should I also consider Griffith

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Landau is more advanced than Griffiths. If you “require” Griffiths, the course might be too advanced. That being said, reading multiple discussions on a topic can be helpful.
 
hagopbul said:
Taking a course In quantum mechanics to review my old courses in physics, they are going to use landau books , should I also consider Griffith

Best Regards
H
Griffiths is too basic and Landau is too advanced. Why not go into something in-between like Sakurai or Cohen-Tannoudji?
 
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