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Understanding Quantum Physics: A User's Manual, Vol. 1 First Edition

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Written in an informal yet substantive style that is a joy to read, this book provides a uniquely engaging, in-depth introduction to the concepts of quantum physics and their practical implementation, and is filled with clear, thorough explanations that help readers develop insight into physical ideas and master techniques of problem-solving using quantum mechanics.Fully explores the concepts and strategies of quantum mechanics, showing the connections among the physical concepts that govern the atomic and sub-atomic domain of matter, and examining how these concepts manifest themselves in the mathematical machinery of quantum mechanics. Focuses on the explanations and motivations of the postulates that underlie the machinery of quantum mechanics, and applies simple, single-particle systems in one dimension. Illuminates discussions of ideas and techniques with a multitude of examples that show not just the answers but also the reasoning behind them, and adds dimension to the subject with historical, biographical and philosophical references throughout.Designed for a wide range of readers interested in various branches of physics and engineering physics.

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May 14, 1990
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Written in an informal yet substantive style that is a joy to read, this book provides a uniquely engaging, in-depth introduction to the concepts of quantum physics and their practical implementation, and is filled with clear, thorough explanations that help readers develop insight into physical ideas and master techniques of problem-solving using quantum mechanics.Fully explores the concepts and strategies of quantum mechanics, showing the connections among the physical concepts that govern the atomic and sub-atomic domain of matter, and examining how these concepts manifest themselves in the mathematical machinery of quantum mechanics. Focuses on the explanations and motivations of the postulates that underlie the machinery of quantum mechanics, and applies simple, single-particle systems in one dimension. Illuminates discussions of ideas and techniques with a multitude of examples that show not just the answers but also the reasoning behind them, and adds dimension to the subject with historical, biographical and philosophical references throughout.Designed for a wide range of readers interested in various branches of physics and engineering physics.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prentice-Hall Inc.; First Edition (May 14, 1990)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 668 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0137479085
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0137479085
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.53 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.01 x 1.41 x 9.26 inches

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Reads very well (which is saying something for a physics textbook) and I am sure it will come in more than handy in my studies.

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Great book for a first course or self study

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 2, 2018

I have used this text in a variety of ways over several years of teaching introductory quantum physics. It is excellent as a regular text and it is unique as a text for self-study. The early focus on understanding the nature, meaning, and utility of wavefunctions and state functions expressed in various ways is what new students need. Other texts tend to emphasize the solution to specific problems and the "how" to do it, while Morrison emphasizes the meaning. The Exercises and Problems are well chosen and always lead to additional insight.
Differences one should be aware of:
1) Due to the emphasis on concepts, rather than specific cases, you will find that different aspects of the same special case (e.g.- the harmonic oscillator) spread into different parts of the book. This can be frustrating if you want to use the book as a reference after learning the material.
2) There is little discussion of solutions for multidimensional problems (H atom).

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Andy-X

I can honestly say this is the best introductory quantum mechanics books ever written

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 2, 2018

I bought this book years ago in local library. I can honestly say this is the best introductory quantum mechanics books ever written. And this comes from a person with more than 25 books on the subject!

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A. McKinley

An Outstanding Text in Quantum Physics

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2000

Review of Morrison's Understanding Quantum Physics, A User's Manual
As a physics teacher and a student of Quantum Mechanics for many years, I have been particularly disappointed with the dirth of good texts for beginning students. There are worthwhile texts for those who understand the basics sufficiently, but Quantum Mechanics presents special difficulties to the neophyte: duality, probablility, transforms, correspondence, wave mechanics, matrix mechanics, Fourier analysis, continua and discrete spectra, commutation, operators, observables, measurement, and much more.
Morrison covers these topics clearly and in great detail, aimed squarely at the beginner. I am always fond of teachers who follow themes, reintroducing concepts over and over to show how they support new ideas. These are teachers who use nuance that you do not notice until you read the tale a second and third time. Morrison does that. An author with complete control over the subject matter, he proposes to create for the reader a powerful, understandable tool for examining the micro world, and he succeeds admirably.
Many texts have disappointed me because I find inconsistencies, unclear definitions, examples with so little discussion supporting them that they are impossible to understand. Not so with Morrison. I have read and studied this entire book at least three times over the past 1 1/2 years. I have found no inconsistencies in the math, nothing that wasn't clear within a couple of readings. Indeed each reading brought greater clarity, since each time I understood more of the coming tale than I did when I first read it. QM requires study and insight, a pondering of the issues. Morrison offers a clear, methodical approach, rather than difficult, inconsistent prose and math. Each time I read it, I see Morrison's craft as an author and a teacher.
Examples densely populate the text, a good number of which I have seen nowhere else. Every topic benefits from them and from dozens of problems which build upon each other. If I had difficulty with a problem, I tried earlier ones, moving back through the chapters until I discovered where my understanding went faulty.
I must admit a certain admiration for Morrison's ability to create a text for beginners that can generate understanding and clarity during graduate studies. I also admire the detail with which the publisher presented the mathematical formulae: attention to super- and sub- scripts, to summation indices, to counters. I found no mistakes in the math.
Not all topics are covered. Missing are discussions on relativistic QM; 3 dim aspects (he focuses on 1-dim distributions and indicates how to move to 3D); Dirac notation (mentioned modestly); spin and angular momentum; the Hydrogen atom orbitals. I agree with him, arguably, that these can be relegated to "advanced topics". What he does cover (see list above) is done superbly well. His next book will no doubt cover these topics as thoroughly and rigorously.

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H. Martin

Superb introduction to QM

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2006

This book explains the mathematics, relates the math to the postulates, while guiding the reader (i.e., user) to using the postulates and the math to solve problems in Quantum Mechanics.

I have only the basics of Differential Equations and mechanics/dynamics (self-taught), but this book generally includes everything needed beyond calculus to work through the examples. (And even some of the calculus.)

My only criticism is the lack of solutions for the problems. That the book includes many worked examples largely overcomes this flaw.

In fact, this book is much like having a REALLY GOOD professor who explains and works through the examples with you, then offers good homework problems to do on your own. (The only thing that is missing is to have a teaching assistant correct your mistakes. <GRIN>)

Another reviewer criticized this book as 'wordy' -- I call those clear and complete explanations. The open layout, short paragraphs and sections, as well as the explanations for most every step of the math make this book easy to pick up and read.

If you want 'terse' then buy something else, or just skip the explainations whenever you don't need them.

Morrison even includes much of the background math and physics instead of just assuming that you know this from previous classes or studies. Practically every chapter offers suggestions for deeper or alternative understanding of the topics covered. These are thoughtul reviews and descriptions, not mere bibliographical afterthoughts.

This is a fantastic book for self-study (or to accompany a confusing class or text). If you can make it through the first few chapters (perhaps chapters 2-4), even with difficulty, then the book will become VERY READABLE.

If you have an under-developed background in math, then expect to work hard in the beginning, but do expect that this book can be understood by anyone with a serious interest in learning quantum mechanics.

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Mr. J. Aldous

Perfect Quantum textbook

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 16, 2005

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I'm a second year physics student at the university of Warwick, cramming in quantum Mechanics revision for an exam in 5 days time. After having a slight panic yesterday, I struck GOLD when I found this book lurking in the university's library.
In a nutshell, the language of the book allows you to read it as if it were a story book. Thus far I have read it as reading material to go to sleep on, and read sections during my lunch break at work (as well as in the library). To say that this book would be able to teach QM even to an idiot wouldn't be an understatement; I am an idiot and even I can grasp what he is going on about!
After reading some of this, I had decided that this is an absolute MUST to ANYONE studying quantum mechanics at undergraduate level. Why then have I only given it 4 stars? The same reason as the reviewer below myself; It doesn't contain sections on the hydrogen atom. That said, it still teaches the basics of Quantum mechanics in such a sublime and easy going way, that it deserves to be on any physics students shelf, and is well worth the money. I'm off to place my order for it now!

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Vittorio D'Auria

A wonderful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 4, 2013

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It is an indispensable tool for learning by yourself quantum mechanics. Only Shankar's "Principles of Quantum Mechanics" is comparable to this book

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