Endorsements 'Townsend has written an excellent book that someone needed to write for the modern physics textbook market. He has given it the same care that he gave to his excellent quantum mechanics book.' - Jeff Dunham, Middlebury College, USA 'When I read this book I immediately adopted it for my sophomore modern physics class. This is the best introduction to quantum mechanics available.' - B. Paul Padley, Rice University, USA 'I very much recommend Townsend's book to physics undergraduates, as well as lecturers. They will learn a great deal about quantum theory as well as how to teach it in an accessible and friendly way.' - Vlatko Vedral, University of Oxford, Contemporary Physics


About the book
An introduction to quantum mechanics and its applications with a truly innovative approach. From single-photon interference to the application of quantum mechanics to nuclear physics, Townsend's book provides a coherent picture of how the world works and how quantum mechanics can help to explain it.
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This brilliantly innovative textbook is intended as a first introduction to quantum mechanics and its applications
1. Light 2. Wave Mechanics 3. The Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation 4. One-Dimensional Potentials 5. Principles of Quantum Mechanics 6. Quantum Mechanics in three Dimensions 7. Identical Particles 8. Solid-State Physics 9. Nuclear Physics 10. Particle Physics A. Special Relativity B. Power-Series Solutions Index
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<ul><li>A Fresh Approach: Organized thematically, rather than historically </li><li>Gives students a comprehensive understanding, from the photon up</li></ul><br />

Product details

ISBN
9781891389627
Published
2009
Publisher
University Science Books,U.S.
Weight
1175 gr
Height
286 mm
Width
216 mm
Thickness
32 mm
Age
Lower undergraduate, U, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
432

Biographical note


About the author
JOHN S. TOWNSEND is Susan and Bruce Worster Professor of Physics at the Harvey Mudd College, and the Claremont Colleges, USA