Whats the Matter with Waves An introduction to techniques and applications of quantum mechanics 1st Edition – PDF/EPUB Version Downloadable

Like rocket science or brain surgery, quantum mechanics is pigeonholed
as a daunting and inaccessible topic, which is best left to an elite or
peculiar few. This classification was not earned without some degree of
merit. Depending on perspective; quantum mechanics is a discipline or
philosophy, a convention or conundrum, an answer or question. Authors
have run the gamut from hand waving to heavy handed in the hope to
dispel the common beliefs about quantum mechanics, but perhaps they
continue to promulgate the stigma.

The focus of this particular
effort is to give the reader an introduction, if not at least an
appreciation, of the role that linear algebra techniques play in the
practical application of quantum mechanical methods. It interlaces
aspects of the classical and quantum picture, including a number of both
worked and parallel applications. Students with no prior experience in
quantum mechanics, motivated graduate students, or researchers in other
areas attempting to gain some introduction to quantum theory will find
particular interest in this book.