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Since the publication of the first edition over 35 years ago, Quantum Physics has been one of the standard quantum mechanics texts for undergraduate physics majors. Its hallmarks are clear, concise exposition and a balance of theory and applications. In the 3rd Edition, the author has made numerous changes—based on feedback from teachers and students—to enhance the book’s strengths. One of the author’s important goals has been to offer teachers and students a textbook that is manageable in one semester. However, recognizing that some teachers like to go into more depth on certain topics, he has developed a web site where more detailed presentations can be found.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Enhance the thorough coverage of Gasiorowicz’ Quantum Physics with a hands-on, real-world experience! Developed by the Consortium for Upper-Level Physics Software (CUPS), this computer simulation for quantum mechanics offers complex, realistic calculations of models of various physical systems. Quantum Mechanics Simulations (54884-7) is the perfect complement to Gasiorowicz’ text. Like all of the CUPS simulations, it is remarkably easy to use, yet sophisticated enough for explorations of new ideas. About the Author Stephen George Gasiorowicz was an American theoretical physicist. He was born in Danzig in 1928 and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1952.

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⭐I used this book in my undergraduate quantum course and found it pretty difficult to follow. The main problem I had with this book was that the author skips large steps in his calculations, and often just presents the results. As a student trying to grasp this material for the first time I found this approach pretty frustrating. Furthermore, there are very few worked examples in the book which compounds the first problem. Often if you don’t grasp a concept or calculation initially, it will make sense after you see an example of its use. That is usually not possible with this book. After having completed my undergraduate course, and being near completing my graduate quantum course, I can see the value in this book. It presents all the important topics in a concise, logical manner and the book will probably be useful as a future reference, which is why I give it two stars instead of one. But this book is a poor introduction to quantum mechanics, and there are many books that would be a better reference. In conclusion, I would not recommend buying this book unless it was the required text for your course.The best introductory text in my opinion is the book by

⭐. It works through a lot of the tough algebra for you which is necessary in understanding the material, and has many worked examples.

⭐Owning 3 Intro Quantum text books (I like to use various resources when studying), this book is by far the worst (not only Quantum, but physics in general) book I have ever read.The problems with this book is the author assumes the reader has either a prior knowledge of the subject matter or that the reader has a overly superior set of math skills, I dont know, I have pretty strong math skills and most of the time I have no clue how or why he does things. The text is written very math and equation oriented. There is little to no explanation as to why or what the author is trying to show, he just runs through the equations, section by section. He overly uses terms like “We know that” or “Its clear that” as a means of explanation, and the reader is stuck wondering why something is done.Moreover the subject matter is covered very quickly (compared to other books of this subject). He lays out the concept, manipulates the equation in a few brief steps, and leading to the final equation. Entire sections can be covered in a few sentences.Examples are far and few between. Some book that are written so math or equation oriented can get away with it by providing many and lengthy examples to do their explanations. This book does neither.Here I am in the middle of chapter TWELVE doing my homework and I am so upset with this book that I am taking the tome to write this. If you are looking for an easy to understand, medium paced, well explained, and full exampled text, you would be much better off with Griffiths.T

⭐First, in defense of the text, there is a focus on the physically interesting material, while extraneous mathematical stuff has been skipped. However, the text is too hard for an introduction, but skips too much material to be a comprehensive guide. Perhaps as the second or third quantum mechanics book on your shelf, this book will do, but not as the first. For the mathematically inclined look to Sakurai (

⭐). For a very readable if non-standard approach see Feynman (volume 3 of

⭐). Or, for a lighter intro see Griffiths (

⭐).

⭐I’m using this book for a graduate sequence in quantum physics and quite frankly the book does a great deal of “hand waving” when it really should be going into great depth on some of these topics. For instance, the author “includes” topics on wiley’s website that really should remain in the book. The book is OK, not great, and not my choice for studying advanced quantum mechanics.Cheers.

⭐If you master it you will have a better knowledge of the entire subject. Pay the required time to master it and you will be gratefull to Gasiorowicz.

⭐This is a tough book to read off the page. Solution manual for this is available online as a free .pdf.

⭐Excellent

⭐The author glosses over things without even hinting that there may be details missing. While the book does offer decent explanations on certain topics, it downright ignores important details that will leave anyone new to the material completely lost. The section on wave packets was the nail in the coffin for me. The author jumps from the initial Gaussian form to the solution without even mentioning that a fourier transform had taken place or why extra terms had suddenly appeared. Trying to use this book as an introductory text is brutal and completely ineffective.

⭐This book might be hard for someone who is new to quantum mechanics, i.e. a college student, without some implementations like lessons. However it is really good for someone who already knows what he’s looking for because the author derives every formula, no tricks.

⭐Buen texto para introducirse la materia. Me lo sugerían como libro a seguir cuando estudiaba mecánica cuántica, y es un obligado en tu biblioteca personal.Good initiation-advanced texto.

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