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If you need a book that relates the core principles of quantum mechanics to modern applications in engineering, physics, and nanotechnology, this is it. Students will appreciate the book’s applied emphasis, which illustrates theoretical concepts with examples of nanostructured materials, optics, and semiconductor devices. The many worked examples and more than 160 homework problems help students to problem solve and to practice applications of theory. Without assuming a prior knowledge of high-level physics or classical mechanics, the text introduces Schrodinger’s equation, operators, and approximation methods. Systems, including the hydrogen atom and crystalline materials, are analyzed in detail. More advanced subjects, such as density matrices, quantum optics, and quantum information, are also covered. Practical applications and algorithms for the computational analysis of simple structures make this an ideal introduction to quantum mechanics for students of engineering, physics, nanotechnology, and other disciplines.

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⭐I took undergraduate level quantum chemistry in 1992. I did reasonably well in the class. I learned about the Schrodinger Equation, operators, expectation values, normalization etc. We focused on the Hydrogen atom “orbitals”, the Pauli Exclusion principle, and applications to chemical bonding and spectroscopy through simple rigid rotator and simple harmonic oscillator models. However, we did not learn a lot of the physics related aspects. I bought this book to go along with an on-line Quantum Mechanics class that is oriented more towards physics and solid states physics applications. We have reviewed some of the things I learned in Quantum Chemistry long ago, and I have learned Dirac notation, the Bloch model for electrons in a solid, Quantization of the EM field, creation/annhilation operators, and Boson/Fermion interactions. The book has a balanced and reasonable tone. Miller is at times a little sarcastic, and a little humorous, but mostly just straight forward and to the point. He takes breaks in the flow of the technical development to explain things and add commentary that confesses the limitations of a given argument and/or method. He generally repeats key point. The is a useful effect textbook. The summaries at the end of each chamber are very valuable. Areas where the book is a bit weak: 1) it uses no color, the graphics very simple and not very appealing and striking and 2) the notation get hard to follow. Miller needs to re-inforce what each variable means and each subscript and superscript. I have seen this problem in many books. The authors are so overjoyed to use compact notation, that the new guys learning the notation do not come up to speed fast enough. Overall, I like the book, and I am glad I purchased it.

⭐Professor Miller has a series of lectures on quantum mechanics, his Stanford EE 222 course, on YouTube. I bought this book after watching a number of those lectures. I agree wholeheartedly with the positive reviews of this book here on Amazon.com, and recommend seeking out his lectures on YouTube.What the reviews may not have mentioned is how Professor Miller’s sense of humor comes across, e.g. “It is undoubtedly true that if one does not understand quantum mechanics, one does not understand how the world actually works. It may also, however, be true that even if one does understand quantum mechanics, one still may not understand how the world works.”This and other related comments discuss the foundations of quantum mechanics, what it means in reality. Professor Miller lays out the philosophical choices, but does not judge: he sums up by saying no one knows. I especially liked reading Chapter 19, which covers Bell’s inequality and the experimental proof ruling out local hidden variables. It is good to see the math behind it, and not just hand-waving as in so many on-line videos.

⭐Many textbooks, in general, suffer in readability due to the author assuming the reader thinks just as he or she does, or knows a sufficient amount of information prior to reading. David Miller is one of those authors that is just the opposite: he never assumes you know anything that isn’t in his book (other than that you know how to read and do basic math). In addition, Miller has the unique ability to relate complex and complicated concepts to common examples. You will find that reading through this text is much smoother than with other textbooks. There are also solutions to certain problems and viewgraphs available for free online.The topics in the book cover the basic quantum mechanical scenarios, such as simple 1D/3D potentials, operators, the uncertainty principle (taught in two ways…Griffiths provides a third), matrix formalism, Dirac notation, angular momentum, spin, and the Hydrogen atom. In addition, more advanced topics, such as perturbation theory (time independent and dependent), the density matrix, and approximation techniques. Miller also relates much of the material to photonics topics, such as absorption, Fermi’s Golden Rule, non-linear effects, refractive index, and much more. As an EE professor, he also covers some band theory of crystalline solids.I feel that this book is extremely complete and will be extremely useful for anyone wanting to learn Quantum Mechanics. I’ve also used Griffiths and Singh, which are also excellent texts. I feel that Griffiths accompanies this text very well (so having both is more than complete). I have yet to find an error in the text, and this is most likely because Miller wrote this originally as a course reader that was published through Stanford. The course reader has been used by other professors and hundreds of student prior to publishing. This means that your learning won’t be plagued or interrupted with errors, or with the need to purchase a new edition.

⭐This is a textbook like no other: Clear. Honest. Eloquent. Thorough. Typo-free. Readable.Reading Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers feels like nothing more than a friendly chat with Dave Miller about the nature of the universe. This year, as an undergrad EE major at Stanford, I took the quantum mechanics course from which this book emerged, using the book as a primary textbook and reference. You can pick up this book with nothing but a basic linear algebra background–the simple math relevant to QM is reviewed in the appendix–and immediately dive in, learning from cover to cover without ever feeling lost in the vast world of QM. A fantastic teacher and writer, Prof. Miller devotes particular attention to practical methods for using quantum mechanics in engineering (e.g., transfer matrix, perturbation theories, various approximation methods). That said, he never fails to explore and explain the theoretical and philosophical aspects of QM, giving a satisfyingly honest sense of certainty to an inherently uncertain field.Without a clear guide, learning (and using) quantum mechanics can be a frightening endeavor for students and experienced researchers alike. With this book in hand, you’ll quickly find that David Miller is the right man for the job.

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⭐Miller’s Stanford Lectures on QM include the mathematics and physics required for QM and I have found it to be the only mathematically rigorous QM course I have able to follow. Ideal for non-physicists who have some mathematical background.Ideal in combination with the lectures.

⭐The text is very much a university text and is not for the faint hearted. It’s fairly rigorous and requires a good familiarity with ordinary and partial differential equations (usually 2nd uni maths). Strangely the experimental basis of quantum mechanics is overlooked.It’s a good text but the Feynman lectures (volume 3) are orders of magnitude better to read and provide a solid experimental foundation to the development of QM.

⭐fI own quite a number of introductory quantum mechanics text, and this is by far my favourite. Every topic is presented in a remarkably clear and concise manner. If you want to learn quantum mechanics properly but with an emphasis on applications, I can’t recommend this book enough. Physics students may find that it doesn’t cover all the topics they learn in their courses, but I would still highly recommend it as a supplement.

⭐Livre utile pour ceux qui sont inscrits au MOOC “Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers” proposé par Stanford University et dirigé par l’auteur.

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