Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Part I: Small World, Huh? Essential Quantum Physics 7
Chapter 1: Discoveries and Essential Quantum Physics 9
Chapter 2: Entering the Matrix: Welcome to State Vectors 23
Part II: Bound and Undetermined: Handling Particles in Bound States 55
Chapter 3: Getting Stuck in Energy Wells 57
Chapter 4: Back and Forth with Harmonic Oscillators 91
Part III: Turning to Angular Momentum and Spin 125
Chapter 5: Working with Angular Momentum on the Quantum Level 127
Chapter 6: Getting Dizzy with Spin 157
Part IV: Multiple Dimensions: Going 3D with Quantum Physics 167
Chapter 7: Rectangular Coordinates: Solving Problems in Three Dimensions 169
Chapter 8: Solving Problems in Three Dimensions: Spherical Coordinates 189
Chapter 9: Understanding Hydrogen Atoms 205
Chapter 10: Handling Many Identical Particles 231
Part V: Group Dynamics: Introducing Multiple Particles 253
Chapter 11: Giving Systems a Push: Perturbation Theory 255
Chapter 12: Wham-Blam! Scattering Theory 275
Part VI: The Part of Tens 293
Chapter 13: Ten Quantum Physics Tutorials 295
Chapter 14: Ten Quantum Physics Triumphs 299
Glossary 303
Index 309