Quantum Mechanics Primer

[peterchen]

Start with Quantum Chromodynamics. Much more colorful, and after it, quantum mechanics will be easy as eating pancakes.

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[CPallini]

peterchen wrote:

Start with Quantum Chromodynamics. Much more colorful

That's the top: it is difficult, I admit, but its incomparable beauty is really what you need when feeling down. Bottom line: it may appear strange, at first, but after a while you'll surely appreciate its charm. :)

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[Mario Luis]

Gave the wiki a read, very interesting although the mathematics went over my head. It's a nice goal to work towards though :D

[JHizzle]

Well the answer to that is both yes,no and undecided. At the same time.

[scottgp]

http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Physics-Dummies-Steven-Holzner/dp/0470381884[^]? :)

[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

Speaking of Feynman: You can watch all lectures online here: http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.html[^]

[Rage]

Well, it depends when you are.

[Rage]

Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

http://research.microsoft.com

Mmmhh ... Quantum Mechanics and Microsoft ? Not sure I want to know what this link points at. :rolleyes:

[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

Never heard of project Tuva? :omg:

[Rage]

Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

project Tuva

Never before. From the wikipedia entry, it sounds great.

[Michel Godfroid]

Only 7 :-( I think these are not the original Feynman lectures, but quite a find. No more work today, I'm watching telly! :-)

[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

Michel Godfroid wrote:

Only 7

I am surprised as well. I thought there will be more added as time progressed. I am looking at them after a year or so and there seems to be no new video.

[Michel Godfroid]

These are not the original ones. The books are based on the lectures at Caltech. This is from a guest appearance at Cornell. Thank you Mr. Gates for buying this and making it available.

[Saurabh Garg]

As far as I know original lecture were not video recorded. There are audio tapes available from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Mechanics-Feynman-Lectures-Physics/dp/0738200077/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1[^] http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Quantum-Mechanics-Feynman-Lectures/dp/0738200085/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2[^] http://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Physics-Complete-Collection/dp/0738200913/ref=cm_lmf_tit_3[^] -Saurabh

[Robert Surtees]

I liked Where does all the Weirdness go?[^] Why Quantum Mechanics Is Strange, But Not As Strange As You Think by David Lindley. It's from '97 so probably out of date. And check out a different Lindley [^]while you're reading.

[Alan Balkany]

See "Quantum Mechanics for Dummies".

[Marc Clifton]

Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

You can watch all lectures online here:

Wow, very cool. Thanks for posting that link! It's really neat to see Feynman in action and hear is voice! Marc

[greldak]

Until you click it - anything.

[greldak]

Really depends on your knowledge of physical sciences We used Atkins Quantum Mechanics when I did my degree back in the '80s which covered it in detail but may be more advanced than you are after unless you have a background in Physics or Chemistry.

[Adrian Wadey 0]

Check out Introducing Quantum Theory by J. P. McEvoy. I haven't read this one but have read "Hawking for Beginners" and "Einstein for Beginners" and they are packed with info, descriptions and no maths. Easy to read comic book style. ISBN-10: 1840468505 ISBN-13: 978-1840468502