Quantum Mechanics in Simple Matrix Form

Whilst the material would never make light bedtime reading, I would seriously recommend this book for both phyisicists and electronic engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level. The book has been a great source of information for my own research into the mysteries of quantum mechanics.


Excellent Book   July 6, 2004
30 out of 30 found this review helpful

This review is written from the point of view of a philospher, poorly trained in mathematics, but still wanting to get to the meat of quantum mechanics from a methematical point of view. Wow. In this book I found what I thought I never would. It describes the mathematical world of quantum physics using the majestic simplicity of matrices and the algebra of complex numbers. As the author states in the preface, no calculus or trigonometry is required. While the math isn't downright simple, neither is beyond the grasp of someone who is bright, but hasn't taken claculus or even precalc. For those who want to journey past this book another excellent intro level quantum mechanics text that introduces wave mechanics and does assume a knowledge of basic calculus is "Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics" by J.E. House. Both are excellent!


A great book for the beginner   January 18, 2008
Stanley J. Packer (Fruit Heights, UT United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I have quite a few books on Quantum Mechanics. This book does what the others do not. The first half is about simple math. Understanding that QP - PQ = ih/2pi is the matrix form of an equation and the QP - PQ is not zero because the matrices do not commute is critical. This is basic stuff that a lot of books just skip. The second half uses the math to explain some of the features of Quantum Mechanics. For me I needed the detailed first half even though the math was not too hard. Now I can read my other books with a new understanding and finally I am starting to understand Quantum Mechanics.


super duper   September 13, 2006
Ahmed Gaafar (NJ)
6 out of 11 found this review helpful

i will not add any thing newer compared to the other reviewers.
but i felt that i should vote for that book.
very clear introduction for the subject, specially for the new comers.
highly recommended.




An Interesting Viewpoint   January 9, 2007
David Arp (Lewisville, TX USA)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful

This is more of a philosophical or logical (axiomatic) approach to QM from minimal principles. It's not too practical but is enlightening.