There is a lot of controversy on how to start teaching Quantum Mechanics to Physics students. The standard book on Quantum Mechanics for an undergraduate physics course is Griffiths or Gasiorowicz. The first starts right away with the Schrodinger equation; the latter gives an historical context about how quantum physics arose, but fails to develop a strong physical intuition. That being said - I am in love with neither of them.
Zetilli comes to rescue as a perfect balance between intuition and formalism, context and oversimplification, mathematics and physics. The author does not lose any time. It summarizes quite well a very extense curriculum, without losing many of the important details and it provides a rich source of examples, which I would say is the most valuable thing in the entire book which others lack.
Since it encompasses scattering, time-dependent perturbation theory and many-particles systems, the dedicated student can also use it for a second course in Quantum Mechanics, while advancing in the wonderous journey of the subatomic world - a journey which will eventually end in Quantum Field Theory. 1118307895 Possibly one of the best textbooks for Quantum Mechanics I came across. Not as famous as those by Liboff or Griffiths or Shankar but the way you are introduced to a topic and made to work through all the problems related to it, makes the experience all the more enjoyable. Definitely one book which could be added as a permanent to your personal library rather than being borrowed from somewhere. 1118307895 In the style of Shankar's Principles of Quantum Mechanics, but with more pictures and (many) more worked problems. Highly recommended! 1118307895 Very good book on quantum mechanics introduction with many worked examples. It has quite a few typos and also sometimes the motivations are not clear because the book focuses a lot on the mechanics of the equations. It is more properly like a workbook of sorts, preferably complementing more physically and mathematically motivated texts like Shankar or Sakurai. 1118307895 It is very useful book for specially physics student and specially before higher education to learning principle of quantum physics with a large number of solved examples and a lot of exercise. 1118307895
This richly illustrated textbook provides a clear, balanced and modern approach to quantum mechanics. It combines the essential elements of the theory with the practical applications. Containing many examples and problems with step-by-step solutions, this cleverly structured text assists the reader in mastering the machinery of quantum mechanics.
* A comprehensive introduction to the subject
* Includes over 65 solved examples integrated throughout the text
* Includes over 154 fully solved multipart problems
* Offers an indepth treatment of the practical mathematical tools of quantum mechanics
* Accessible to teachers as well as students Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications
Pros:
1) Many examples: The author goes through trivial examples first and then he gradually increases the difficulty.
2) Many problems: You will find many interesting and non-trivial problems here.
3) Some explanations are as clear as it gets. Also, some of them are more intuitive than any other explanation you might find in other books.
4) Tries to blend the structure of a traditional textbook with the structure of a problems book. This is done in a very successful way, although you can find better traditional textbooks on Quantum Mechanics that go into more detail on some of the material by offering more extensive intuitive explanations. But this is expected because those books are focused on only one approach.
Cons:
1) Some explanations are not so clear (although there are only very few of them) and some lack intuition (again, very few).
2) The aforementioned blending of two approaches means that a student will have an all-round better understanding of Quantum Mechanics but the reader will miss out of some details that could really deepen one's understanding. As I said, this is expected because a book cannot fully cover both approaches.
3) Although there is a huge selection of problems (and many are great), there are no answers on the back of the book. So, a reader who feels uncertain about his/her understanding of the material covered in a particular section, might not even know if he/she is doing something wrong in the exercises. That being said, there are many exercises that are proofs of something, so the above discussion is not applicable to these types of exercises.
In conclusion, even though I mentioned three negative points of the book, they are still not enough to overshadow the effect that the pros have. A great book. 1118307895 Great! A very good text book about Quantum Mechanics: 1) Technical(with a useful examples and solved exercises) 2) Conceptual 1118307895 Zettili displays the theories in an straightforward and practical way. This book is one of the better ones I have read on the subject. It contains lots of relevant worked out examples and problems. 1118307895 my favorite quantum mechanics book 1118307895 pretty standard.
it covers the standard quantum phenomena and nothing more.
I'd rather say it's more of a mathematical quantum mechanics book and covers less basics.
it mostly cover quantum problem solving and does it pretty good.
if you want to read for quantum basics and discussions and learn quantum phenomena and history, this book is not for you, but if you want to learn how to solve quantum problems, this is pretty good since it covers both examples and solved problems, and along many (and so many!) problems. it also has a good solution book along. 1118307895