Nolting quantum mechnaics textbook

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The Nolting undergraduate physics series, specifically the two volumes on quantum mechanics, is now fully available in English. While one user finds the second volume to be excellent, they express concerns about potential scientific errors and the clarity of the electrodynamics volume, particularly regarding the Dirac delta distribution. Despite these concerns, the series appears to be gaining popularity among students today, suggesting improvements over the years.

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I'm curious what you guys think of the Nolting undergraduate physics series, particularly his 2 books on quantum mechanics? Are they sufficient? Are there any errors in them?
 
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Have they been translated to English? I have not seen anything negative about them, except being relatively unknown outside Germany.
 
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dextercioby said:
Have they been translated to English? I have not seen anything negative about them, except being relatively unknown outside Germany.
Yes! All the nine volume are now available in English. I'm currently reading his second volume and I think it's terrific; I'm just making sure there isn't any scientific error in any of them, being relatively unknown as you said.
 
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I've not looked into them for more than 20 years. When I was a student and also a teaching assistant, I didn't like them too much. Particularly the volume about electrodynamics was a bit confusing for me as well as the students in my tutorials in its very sloppy use of the Dirac-##\delta## distribution. Since they seem to be pretty popular among the students also today, I guess, they are better now.
 
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