Quantum Mechanics Demystified

Now you can be certain you’ll learn quantum mechanics with relative ease!

Completely revised and updated, Quantum Mechanics DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition offers full coverage of the essentials of quantum mechanics. This new edition features four new chapters: identical particles; time-independent perturbation theory; time-dependent perturbation theory; and scattering theory. This additional material ensures that the book addresses all topics covered in most university-level and graduate-level quantum mechanics courses. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key concepts.

Quantum Mechanics DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

• Includes expanded information to span a full year of quantum mechanics
• Covers complete range of topics on physics graduate qualifying exams and Physics GRE Quantum Mechanics subset
• Teaches by example how a basic task such as computing a covariant derivative can be accomplished
• Demonstrates how to obtain a desired result in familiar terms, rather than with confusing terminology and formulas
• Chapter-opening objectives offer insight into what you’re going to learn in each step
• Questions at the end of every chapter reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
• “Still Struggling?” icon offers specific recommendations for those having difficulty with certain subtopics
• Includes a final exam for overall self-assessment
• “Curriculum Tree” shows how the topic covered in the book fits into a larger curriculum

David McMahon works as a researcher in the National Laboratories on nuclear energy. He has advanced degrees in physics and applied mathematics, and has authored several DeMYSTiFieD titles, including Quantum Mechanics DeMYSTiFieD, Relativity DeMYSTiFieD, Linear Algebra DeMYSTiFieD, Quantum Field Theory DeMYSTiFieD , and String Theory DeMYSTiFieD.