| Quantum Mechanics in Simple Matrix Form Contributor(s): Jordan, Thomas F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486445305 ISBN-13: 9780486445304 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: With this text, basic quantum mechanics becomes accessible to undergraduates with no background in mathematics beyond algebra. Containing more than 100 problems, it provides an easy way to learn part of the quantum language and to employ this new skill in solving problems. 38 figures. 1986 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory |
| Dewey: 530.12 |
| LCCN: 2005052031 |
| Series: Dover Books on Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.26" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This elementary text introduces basic quantum mechanics to undergraduates with no background in mathematics beyond algebra. Containing more than 100 problems, it provides an easy way to learn part of the quantum language and apply it to problems. Emphasizing the matrices representing physical quantities, it describes states simply by mean values of physical quantities or by probabilities for possible values. This approach requires using the algebra of matrices and complex numbers together with probabilities and mean values, a technique introduced at the outset and used repeatedly. Students discover the essential simplicity of quantum mechanics by focusing on basics and working only with key elements of the mathematical structure--an original point of view that offers a refreshing alternative for students new to quantum mechanics. |