Request: Textbook in quantum mechanics

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For beginners in quantum mechanics, starting with Feynman's Lectures on Physics, particularly the third volume focused on quantum mechanics, is recommended. Following that, Shankar's Principles of Quantum Mechanics is suggested, with Gasiorowicz's Quantum Physics and Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics as supplementary texts for clarification. It's emphasized that effective learning involves not just reading but also practical application and problem-solving, using various resources to address difficulties encountered. Additionally, Sakurai's Modern Quantum Mechanics is mentioned as an advanced option for those seeking deeper understanding. The discussion also highlights the importance of searching for specific phrases from textbooks to locate relevant resources, with examples provided from Zettili's and Binney's works, the latter of which includes accessible video lectures.
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Hello everyone, I'm a beginner in quantum mechanics and I've been curious to know the textbook of that problem

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I think a good plan, is starting with Feynman's Lectures on Physics, the third volume which is the one about QM. Then you can read Shankar's Principles of Quantum Mechanics. In case Shankar gets hard to understand, you can retreat to Gasiorowicz's Quantum Physics or Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Then, in case you want to be really good at it, you can also study Sakurai's Modern Quantum Mechanics, but that's an option.

I should add that learning is not only about reading good books. You should try to do the thing yourself and when you have problem with something, go and read about it. In fact it should be a mixture of them. You read good books, then try to do it yourself and correct you mistakes by reading other books. So, from this point of view, I would suggest reading Shankar's with Gasiorowicz's and Griffiths' as backup, then in case you run into conceptual problems, you can read Feynman's and if you get into computational problems, you can read just any other book.
 
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Thanks Mr. Shyan, that have been useful but I have a set of problems such that in my post and hope to find their textbook in order to make sure of my attempts to answer
 
Take a phrase from the text that you showed, that does not include any math symbols. Try to choose one that is not likely to appear in too many other similar problems. Put quotation marks at the beginning and end, to keep the words together, and do a Google search on the resulting string:

"normalization constant that needs to be found, an eigenfunction"

Do you find anything?
 
Yeah, it is from Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications by Nouredine Zettili. Thanks Mr. Jetbell
 
The Physics of Quantum Mechanics by James Binney, David Skinner is very good,and you can some of video lectures by the first author online.
 
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