Quantum Mechanics Demystified

by David McMahon

Fun format makes this complex subject easy to grasp solutions to typical problems that are explained in full detail. It is perfect for self-study or class supplement. It is great for quick review or help prepare for the Physics qualifying exam. Learn quantum mechanics at warp speed! Now anyone can master the basics of quantum mechanics - without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In "Quantum Mechanics Demystified", physicist (and student-savvy author) David McMahon provides an effective and illuminating way to learn the essentials of quantum mechanics.With "Quantum Mechanics Demystified", you master the subject one step at a time - at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide is filled with solved examples throughout, and offers problems to try at the end of each chapter to pinpoint weaknesses. A final exam serves to reinforce concepts covered in the entire book. This fast and entertaining self-teaching course makes it much easier to - master serious quantum mechanics in easy-to-follow steps.This book cuts through the jargon and learn how to do quantum mechanics using worked examples. It helps reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses with questions at the end of each chapter and a comprehensive final exam. Learn about Schrodinger's equation, one dimensional scattering, Hilbert space, and the density operator. Find extensive explanations of spin and angular momentum, vector spaces, matrix mechanics, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom. Perform better on qualifying or placement exams. Take a 'final exam' and grade it yourself! Clear enough for beginners, but challenging enough for those who already know something about advanced physics, "Quantum Mechanics Demystified" is the best self-teaching tool you can find!

Genres: Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Science, Reference

393 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2005

Reviews

[Islomjon · Rating 4 out of 5]

What can I say about "Quantum Mechanics Demystified" in two words - It's difficult to open this book, but as soon as you open you will hardly close it and feel the time. So David McMahon really demistifies Quantum Mechanics.

Quantum Mechanics seemed to me as a dark room where I can never find the switch for the lights. However, a small recommendation of my professor to read this book had a huge impact in understanding this unknown world. This book is cool and quick starter for everyone who wants to study Quantum Mechanics by self-teaching. Of course you will not get every tiny intricacies of it.

It was a pleasure for me to read scientific and abstract content of the Quantum Mechanics in the most simplified words. Descritption, premise, conclusion, formula and example are great ingirdients of this book. Everything is understandable in a smart manner. In addition to this, luckily, I had a compatible knowledge in Calculus, Linear Algebra, Vectors, Complex Numbers and Engineering Maths that helped me clearly to understand each step of this book. A basic knowledge in these fields are enough to digest information of this book.

However, there was no clear idea why we need to use this formulas and other things. For example, why do we need Hilbert Space, or what is exact formula of wavefuntion. Neverhteless, it was a book that opened my eyes and mind to read some more complex works. And many thanks to the author, hoping that I will continue reading Demystified series.

In conclusion, I want to say that Quantum Mechanics is very abstract world to most of us, as Max Tegmark notes that many physicists also do not understand it clearly. This science demands a huge quantity of knowledge in mathematics rather than physics itself. But the world of Quantum Mechanics is attractive.

[Mohamed · Rating 2 out of 5]

To be honest, this book is a very good trial to cover a lot of heavy topics in quantum mechanics and a trial to cover its mathematics by a good way, but the book is from the worst content you can find for a QM book as you are a beginner you will get lost as there are many and many typos and errors in equations, formulas and even the examples solutions. You have to be careful when reading such a book. I used it as a revision on what I have studied last semester to get prepared for my Advanced QM course, and this is the only way this book would be useful.

[Gavin Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolute lifesaver to a student who needs to get the basics quickly and see some worked examples. Will need more than this to go into quantum mechanics seriously, but this definitely gives a helping hand to mastering the maths of quantum mechanics.

[Gunther Meliton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like the Demystified series. I wish I had had this kind of book when I was student...

[Sean · Rating 2 out of 5]

FULL of typos and errors. Almost nothing about the science, it's all about the math. No explanation of WHY.

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a quick brush up. Some typos. Stick to Griffiths.

[Tracee · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don't be fooled by the title or cover...this book does not make it any easier to understand the concepts, theories or formulas that make up QM

[Bradley Gram-hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice introductory text with clear examples. But, be on your guard, there are many typos and errors!