The lawyers got at it!
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I own a 3rd edition of this book. Its coverage of introductory QM is excellent and the explanations are clear. What is missing in the latest edition is the set of pithy reviews of other texts that Rae recommends- hence my comment in the title.
The chapter on relativistic equations -Dirac -lacks perspective and does not take one through the discussion of its explanation of the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum. For this one needs the chapter of Schiff's text QM "relativistic wave equations".
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An Enjoyable text
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This is an informative and enjoyable book which does a good job of introducing the reader to the elegance of quantum mechanics. It is concise and digestible with a good development of the topic from fundamental principles upwards. I think that the previous comment about functional analysis somewhat misses the point that this aims to be an introductory text. Infact I would say that it makes a good precursor to this topic and other more advanced ones.
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A brilliant book with updated material
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This book is not only fun to read, but contains the latest material on quantum computation, quantum teleportation, and the debate over the concepts of quantum mechanics. The text is clear and sharp. Written for undergraduate students, it can be read by anybody with college math (calculus, etc.). The beauty of quantum mechanics as exposed here will certainly make sure that you will read it nearly cover to cover.
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Great book, new edition, 4th is out with more
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This book is one the best quantum mechanics textbooks available. It is clear, smart and conceptually deep. It also covers the latest (in the 4th edition) on quantum computation and the debate on the foundations of quantum mechanics. I highly recommend it.
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stay well away...
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I attended an introductory quantum mechanics course where this was the recommended text and can firmly say that this book doesn't do the subject any justice. There is just not enough mathematical formalism in this book, for example the relation between functional analysis and quantum mechanics is neglected. For a more analytic description of the underlying model of quatum mechanics I recommend Griffiths Intro to Quantum Mechanics.
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