Request: Textbook in quantum mechanics

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around recommendations for textbooks in quantum mechanics, particularly aimed at beginners. Participants share various resources and strategies for learning the subject effectively.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests starting with Feynman's Lectures on Physics, Volume III, followed by Shankar's Principles of Quantum Mechanics, and mentions Gasiorowicz's Quantum Physics and Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics as alternatives if Shankar is challenging.
  • Another participant emphasizes the importance of a mixed approach to learning, combining reading with practical problem-solving and using multiple resources to clarify concepts.
  • A participant expresses a need for a specific textbook related to a set of problems they are working on, indicating a desire for confirmation of their answers.
  • One participant proposes using a specific phrase from the text to conduct a Google search to identify the textbook, demonstrating a method for finding resources.
  • A later reply identifies the source of a quoted phrase as Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications by Nouredine Zettili.
  • Another participant recommends The Physics of Quantum Mechanics by James Binney and David Skinner, noting the availability of video lectures by the first author online.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present multiple viewpoints on recommended textbooks and approaches to learning quantum mechanics, with no consensus on a single best resource or method. The discussion remains open-ended with various suggestions offered.

Contextual Notes

Some recommendations depend on the learner's background and preferences, and there is an acknowledgment of varying levels of difficulty among the suggested texts. The discussion does not resolve which textbook is definitively the best choice for beginners.

Who May Find This Useful

Beginners in quantum mechanics, educators seeking teaching resources, and individuals looking for structured approaches to studying the subject may find this discussion beneficial.

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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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