Please advise me on how to study Gottfried QM

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The discussion centers on the challenges faced by graduate students studying quantum mechanics (QM) using Gottfried's text, which they find difficult to understand. The reliance on this single text for homework assignments leaves them feeling unprepared and not truly learning the subject. Alternative resources like Sakurai and Shankar are mentioned but are not seen as effective supplements. The students seek advice on how to effectively study Gottfried while simultaneously grasping the concepts of QM. They express a desire for more engagement and responses to their queries.
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I am in a graduate class taught by a super genius who advises us to just keep rereading Gottfried (it's the sole text and all HW comes from it) if we don't understand.

Me and my classmates feel like we aren't learning QM because the text is inscrutable and the HW isn't teaching us anything.

Sakurai and Shankar don't really parallel Gottfried and are only occasionally help deciphering the HW.

Any advice on how to study Gottfried *and* simultaneously learn QM?
 
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