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These are great for beginner self study. Ramamurti Shankar has recently written a couple of books that are also excellent and very friendly (every derivation e
by Luc 9y ago
These are great for beginner self study.
Ramamurti Shankar has recently written a couple of books that are also excellent and very friendly (every derivation explained etc., lots of background). Anything by R. Shankar is great, really (i.e. his quantum book and the 'basic training in math' book).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0300192207/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0300192207/
- 0PingWithJesus 9y agoI used Shankar's quantum mechanics book for my first course of quntum in undergraduate. And his "Basic Training In Math" as a supplementary book in another course. And I recall being very frustrated with the total lack of explanation for many things. Often he would simply state the way things were without attempting to guide the reader's intuition. So I couldn't disagree more about the books being good for beginners. It's been a while since I've looked at either book, so I can't cite anything specific. But I know for sure that by the end of my undergrad I passionately disliked Shankar.