|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewInspired by Richard Feynman and J.J. Sakurai, A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics allows lecturers to expose their undergraduates to Feynman's approach to quantum mechanics while simultaneously giving them a textbook that is well-ordered, logical and pedagogically sound. This book covers all the topics that are typically presented in a standard upper-level course in quantum mechanics, but its teaching approach is new. Rather than organizing his book according to the historical development of the field and jumping into a mathematical discussion of wave mechanics, Townsend begins his book with the quantum mechanics of spin. Thus, the first five chapters of the book succeed in laying out the fundamentals of quantum mechanics with little or no wave mechanics, so the physics is not obscured by mathematics. Starting with spin systems it gives students straightfoward examples of the structure of quantum mechanics. When wave mechanics is introduced later, students should perceive it correctly as only one aspect of quantum mechanics and not the core of the subject. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John S. TownsendPublisher: University Science Books,U.S. Imprint: University Science Books,U.S. Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.834kg ISBN: 9781891389139ISBN 10: 1891389130 Pages: 497 Publication Date: 22 August 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJOHN S. TOWNSEND, Harvey Mudd College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |