Why Study QM and Electrodynamics for Materials Science?

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gnlguy2011

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Jul 21, 2015

Decided to make this account in order to supplement my studies of QM by Griffiths and Electrodynamics by Jackson. I'm finishing my BS in chemical engineering soon and then it's onto grad school to study materials science :).

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Welcome. Two great textbooks you have there.

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