Whats the Matter with Waves
An introduction to techniques and applications of quantum mechanics
By (author) William Parkinson

Publication date:
21 December 2017Publisher
Morgan & Claypool PublishersISBN-13: 9781681745787
Like rocket science or brain surgery, quantum mechanics is pigeonholed
as a daunting and inaccessible topic, which is best left to an elite or
peculiar few. This classification was not earned without some degree of
merit. Depending on perspective; quantum mechanics is a discipline or
philosophy, a convention or conundrum, an answer or question. Authors
have run the gamut from hand waving to heavy handed in the hope to
dispel the common beliefs about quantum mechanics, but perhaps they
continue to promulgate the stigma.
The focus of this particular effort is to give the reader an introduction, if not at least an appreciation, of the role that linear algebra techniques play in the practical application of quantum mechanical methods. It interlaces aspects of the classical and quantum picture, including a number of both worked and parallel applications. Students with no prior experience in quantum mechanics, motivated graduate students, or researchers in other areas attempting to gain some introduction to quantum theory will find particular interest in this book.
The focus of this particular effort is to give the reader an introduction, if not at least an appreciation, of the role that linear algebra techniques play in the practical application of quantum mechanical methods. It interlaces aspects of the classical and quantum picture, including a number of both worked and parallel applications. Students with no prior experience in quantum mechanics, motivated graduate students, or researchers in other areas attempting to gain some introduction to quantum theory will find particular interest in this book.