Studying Where to Begin with Quantum Physics: Self-Study and Recommended Resources

[iyasq8]

Can anyone tell me which subject should I start with for studying Quantum physics?
and can I really understand some basics by self studying before college?

Thank you

 

[A. Neumaier]

Can anyone tell me which subject should I start with for studying Quantum physics?
and can I really understand some basics by self studying before college?

Yes, though it takes time to build things up, and much depends on the background you already have!

See the entry ''Learning quantum mechanics at age 14'' (and other entries) in Chapter C4 of my theoretical physics FAQ at http://arnold-neumaier.at/physfaq/physics-faq.html#age14

 

[iyasq8]

Thanks a lot it really helped

 

[StevieTNZ]

Perhaps someone could suggest a book that isn't mathematically based but explains QM accurately. i.e. the meaning of all the mathematics, its application, how it is used. Something really informative but minus the maths.

I am required to do a Mathematics for Business course to complete a Bachelor of Information Sciences. Even though the course is next semester, I have the textbook and its scarying me to death when I look at it. I simply don't like mathematics. In my final year of High School (2005) I chose a maths course that dealt with statistics only.

 

[A. Neumaier]

Perhaps someone could suggest a book that isn't mathematically based but explains QM accurately. i.e. the meaning of all the mathematics, its application, how it is used. Something really informative but minus the maths.

It is impossible to explain QM ''accurately'' ''but minus the maths''. Without the math you only get the usual fairy tales for the physically uneducated.

Only the math makes a theory accurate.