An Introduction to Quantum Physics: Amazon.ca: A.P. French, Edwin F. Taylor: Books

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Provides comprehensive coverage of all the fundamentals of quantum physics. Full mathematical treatments are given. Uses examples from different areas of physics to demonstrate how theories work in practice. Text derived from lectures delivered at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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We know that classical physics, as represented by Newtonian mechanics and Maxwell's laws of electromagnetism, works marvelously well for the analysis of the behavior of macroscopic objects in terms of empirically determined laws of force. Read the first page

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3.0 out of 5 stars I'd rather read Feynman's note on physics, Mar 15 2009

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This review is from: Introduction to Quantum Physics (Paperback)

This book killed my love for physics. I read the vibration and waves book first. both of them are so lengthy and dull, they presents concepts merely as what they are, leaving out the most important parts of why they are that way. I guess it;s more related to the philosophy of author's teaching style, but I believe what's important in physics is not how to manipulate equations and get answers, what's more improtant is why people do that, why physists designed experiments in one way not the other. I feel this book is an excellent secondary source for explanations in some specific details, not a good source for introducing students to the excitement of quantum physics. Feynman is much better.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Decent book, not good for solving problems, Dec 12 2006

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Adam "Adam" (Sudbury, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Quantum Physics (Paperback)

I've just finished using this book for an intro quantum class and it is fairly average. It is extremely wordy and I didn't really like the writing style. It gets the point across fairly well, but after reading a section you'll still be left guessing with the exercises at the end of the chapter. It lays down the conceptual foundation of QM (though at sometimes the lengthy paragraphs overwhelm you) but fails at showing you how to actually DO quantum mechanics.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Secondary Resource, Dec 23 2003

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This review is from: Introduction to Quantum Physics (Paperback)

This book should seriously be used ONLY with another text. A good one (in my opinion) is Griffiths. It goes into great depth (sometimes too much) conceptually and is very weak with the mathematics. Another reviewer said somethings about not giving many applications, and i agree. It gets the idea down, but no more than that. Griffiths along side this is awesome, and if you have time after those two, take a look at Shakars book; its a little harder mathematically, but if you hit those three together, youll prolly have a good idea of what QM is about. Feynman Lectures also help.
Point being: Dont use this book alone, very good otherwise.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than most
Although I would agree that this is probably the best book to begin your study of quantum mechanics with, there are still serious flaws with the book. Read more

Published on Dec 21 2003 by immoderate

5.0 out of 5 stars Great treatment of basic topics
Several of the other reviews here express my general, very positive feelings about this book, so I'll concentrate on two specific examples which illustrate the teaching emphasis... Read more

Published on May 2 2003