LECT ON QUANTUM MECH (2ND ED-V1): Volume 1: Basic Matters

Note: *The three volumes are not sequential but rather independent of each other and largely self-contained.

Basic Matters is a first introduction to quantum mechanics that does not assume any prior knowledge of the subject. The emphasis is on the general structure as the necessary foundation of any understanding. Starting from the simplest quantum phenomenon, the Stern–Gerlach experiment with its choice between two discrete outcomes, and ending with one-dimensional continuous systems, the p...