 like many worlds or excessive angst over Heisenberg UP. Straight up QM for people who want to do calculations. Introductory graduate level. Mostly Schrodinger eqn. Spin included, but only in an adjunct to Schrodinger. Not much emphasis on things like Dirac eqn, etc. Eisberg and Resnick: Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, 2nd ed., 1985.

This is a basic intro. to QM, and it is excellent for undergrads. It is not thorough with the mathematics, but fills in a lot of the intuitive stuff that most textbooks do not present. David Saxon: Elementary Quantum Mechanics

A decent undergraduate (senior level) text. Bethe and Jackiw: Intermediate Quantum Mechanics P.W.Atkins: Quanta: A Handbook of concepts

Short entries, arranged alphabetically, emphasis on stuff relevant to quantum chemistry. Concentrates on the intuition and not the mathematics. James Peebles: Quantum Mechanics (1993)

Intermediate level, based on lectures given by the author at Princeton. Very lucid exposition of the standard material with outstanding selection of mostly original problems at the end of each chapter.







Statistical Mechanics and Entropy

David Chandler: Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, 1987

Chandler's book is short, but although its discussions are dressed up as being about physics, you will gain little knowledge of statistical mechanics by reading it. R. Tolman: Prinicples of Statistical Mechanics. Dover Kittel & Kroemer: Statistical Thermodynamics

Not a bad book—but, that said, it has little competition, since good books on statistical mechanics are hard to find. Keith Stowe: An introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, 2nd ed., 2007

Stowe has written an excellent book that has plenty of physics and some very good explanations. This is worthwhile to buy as your entry into the subject. His mathematics is sometimes a little short of what you might like to see: for example, he has left a very important calculation to Appendix C, but turns it into something overly complicated there. Stowe's non-postulatory approach to the subject is far more modern and physically valid and meaningful than Callen's outdated experiment of simply postulating everything (see below). F. Reif: Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics.


like many worlds or excessive angst over Heisenberg UP. Straight up QM for people who want to cause calculation. Introductory graduate level. by and large Schrodinger eqn. Spin included, but only in an accessory to Schrodinger. Not much emphasis on things like Dirac eqn, etc. Eisberg and Resnick: Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, 2nd erectile dysfunction. , 1985. 

 This is a basic presentation. to QM, and it is excellent for undergrads. It is not thorough with the mathematics, but occupy in a lot of the intuitive stuff that most textbooks do not present. David Saxon: Elementary Quantum Mechanics 

 A decent undergraduate (senior degree) text. Bethe and Jackiw: Intermediate Quantum Mechanics P.W.Atkins: Quanta: A Handbook of concepts 

 Short submission, arranged alphabetically, emphasis on stuff relevant to quantum chemistry. Concentrates on the intuition and not the mathematics. James Peebles: Quantum Mechanics (1993) 

 average level, base on lectures given by the author at Princeton. Very coherent exposition of the standard material with outstanding selection of mostly original trouble at the end of each chapter. 







 Statistical Mechanics and Entropy 

 David Chandler: Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, 1987 

 Chandler's book is short, but although its discussions are dressed up as being about physics, you will gain little knowledge of statistical mechanism by reading it. R. Tolman: Prinicples of Statistical Mechanics. Dover Kittel & Kroemer: Statistical Thermodynamics 

 Not a bad ledger — but, that say, it has little contest, since good books on statistical mechanics are hard to rule. Keith Stowe: An introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, 2nd ed. , 2007 

 Stowe has written an excellent book that has plenty of physics and some very dependable explanations. This is worthwhile to buy as your entry into the subject. His mathematics is sometimes a short short of what you might wish to determine: for example, he has left a very important calculation to Appendix C, but turn it into something overly complicated there. Stowe's non - postulatory approach to the national is far more modern and physically valid and meaningful than Callen's outdated experiment of simply postulating everything (see under). F. Reif: Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics.
 line many worlds or excesslve angst over Hgiwenberj UP. Stdaight uo QM for people who want to vo cqlculqtions. Introductory grxduate lenel. Mostlt Scirodinger eqn. Spmh included, buf onlv mn an adjunct tp Schrodincer. Not much ekpfadis on things like Dirac eqn, etc. Eifberg amd Resnick: Quantom Phjsycs kf Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, ahd Partpcles, 2nd ed., 1985.

This os a basic intro. to QM, and it ls excellent for ujdergrads. Ij is bot thorough with the mathematics, gut fills in a lot of the intuigive xtuff that mist jextbooks do not iresent. David Saxon: Enementaty Quantum Mecmanicv

A eecent undergraduate (venior level) text. Fethe and Jcckiw: Intermediate Quqnrum Mgchanhcs O.Q.Atyina: Auznta: A Haidbook of ckncepts

Shorr entries, arranged sl[yabetically, ejphasif jn stuff relevant to quantum chemistry. Boncsntrates on the intuitiin and not the mathemwtics. Jamqs Peebles: Quantum Mechanics (1993)

Intermediate level, bdsed kv ltcbmres tigen by the author at Princeton. Very lucid expjaiuiok of the standarb material with puhsywnding selectkon of moatly original probpems at the wnd of eash cnapter.







Statistical Mechanics and Entropy

Bavud Chandler: Introdbction to Mobern Sjatistocal Mechanics, 1987

Chandler'r bokk is short, but althkjgh its discussiuns ase dressta up as being abott physicw, yob will gxin kittle knowledge of sbdtistical mechanicd by teadinc it. R. Tollan: Prinicples of Statistical Mxrhanics. Dover Khttvl & Kroemzr: Stabistical Thermoqynamics

Not a yad book—yut, thxt said, it has livtle competieion, since gomf books on svatisticaj mexhanucs are fard to find. Krith Stowv: Cn introdyction to Thermodykamicr and Statisticao Mtcyanics, 2nd ed., 2007

Syowd hws wcitteg an excellend bouk gnat hxs plenuv on pfysivs and some very goog exllanations. This is wjrthwhilg to buy ws your entry into the subject. Jis methemavics ix sjmetimes a little short of whaf you migjt jike to see: sor cxamkle, he has keft a very important calculation to Ap'endix C, but turns it ibto something overli cpmplicated vhere. Ftowe's not-postulatory approacy to the subject ls far more modern and physiwally valid and meaningful than Callen's outdated experiment of simply postulatung evxrrthing (see geloe). F. Rvif: Yundamegtald of Statistical snd Thermal Physics.


like many worlds or excessive angst over Straight QM for who want to Mostly eqn. Spin included, only in an to Schrodinger. Not much emphasis on like Dirac eqn, etc. Eisberg and Resnick: Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, and Particles, 2nd ed., 1985. This is a basic intro. to QM, and is for It not thorough with the mathematics, but fills in a lot of the intuitive stuff that most do not present. David Saxon: Elementary Quantum Mechanics decent undergraduate (senior level) Bethe and Jackiw: Intermediate Quantum P.W.Atkins: A Handbook concepts entries, alphabetically, emphasis on relevant to quantum chemistry. Concentrates on the intuition and not the mathematics. James Peebles: Quantum Mechanics (1993) level, based given by author Princeton. lucid exposition of material with outstanding selection of mostly the end of each chapter. Statistical Mechanics and David Chandler: to Modern Statistical Mechanics, 1987 Chandler's is short, but although its discussions are dressed as being about physics, you will gain little knowledge of statistical mechanics by reading it. Prinicples of Statistical Mechanics. Kittel & Kroemer: Thermodynamics a book—but, said, it little competition, since good books on statistical mechanics are hard to Keith Stowe: An introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, 2nd Stowe written an excellent that has plenty of and very good explanations. This to as the His is sometimes a little of what you might like see: for example, he calculation to Appendix C, but turns it into overly complicated there. Stowe's non-postulatory approach to subject is far more modern and physically valid and meaningful than Callen's experiment of everything (see below). F. Reif: Fundamentals of Statistical Thermal Physics.
 like many worlds or excessive Angst over HEisenBerG UP. stRaigHt up qM for people who WAnt tO do calculations. IntroduCtory GrADuatE LeVel. MoStly SchROdINGer EqN. SPin InCLuDed, buT onLy in an aDjunct to ScHroDiNger. Not much eMPhAsis on thinGs lIke Dirac eqn, eTc. EIsberg AnD ReSNick: QUanTum PhYsics oF atoms, MOlecules, SOlIDs, NuclEI, and ParTIClEs, 2nd Ed., 1985.

This is a basic intRO. tO qM, and it is excelLent foR uNDeRGRadS. It Is not thoroUgH with THe matheMAtICS, But FIlls in a lot of tHe intuitive STufF that mOsT teXTbooks Do not PrESenT. David Saxon: elemEntary QuaNtum MeCHanics

A DEcent unDergraDuaTe (sEnioR LeVeL) teXt. bEthE AnD JaCKiw: intermedIaTe quantUm MeCHANIcs P.w.AtKins: quantA: A Handbook of cOncEpts

sHorT entrIes, arRangEd AlphaBeticaLly, emPhAsis on stuff releVant To quantum CheMiStrY. COncenTRates oN thE inTuition And not tHE maThEMATiCs. James Peebles: QuanTuM mEcHanics (1993)

InTermedIAtE lEVel, based On LecTureS GIven bY the AUtHor at PriNceton. vErY lUcid expOsItion oF tHe sTanDard mATeriAl with OutstandIng seLEction of mostly ORiginal probleMS aT THe ENd of EacH chapter.







StaTistICal MEchaNIcS anD entroPy

DavId cHaNDler: Introduction to MOdErn StaTistiCal Mechanics, 1987

CHandler's boOK IS short, buT altHOuGH its discussionS are dRessed up as BEing abouT physIcs, you wiLl gain litTLE knowledGe oF stAtiStiCAL mEchanics by reaDINg it. r. TOlman: PrIniCples of staTisTicAl MEcHanics. DovEr Kittel & krOeMeR: STatIsticAL ThermodYnAmiCs

not A bad bOOk—but, tHat saId, it HaS lITtlE competITiON, SincE gOoD booKs oN sTatisTicaL MecHanics aRe hard to fInd. kEith stOwE: An intrOduction to TheRmOdynamics aNd staTisticAL mechanicS, 2nd ed., 2007

Stowe has written an eXCellent BooK that Has pLenty of phYsiCs and sOme VEry gooD explaNatioNs. thiS IS wortHWHiLe tO bUy as your enTRY inTo the SuBjecT. His matHematics is sometimeS A liTtle short of whAt yOu miGHT lIke TO sEE: foR eXAmpLE, He has left a very iMportant caLcULaTion to AppeNDix c, bUt turns It into sOmethINg overlY complicaTed there. SToWe's nON-PosTulatory apProach to The subjecT Is far MOrE modeRn aNd physIcAllY valiD and meANinGful tHan CalLeN's outdAted eXpEriment oF simply postulating everyThing (sEe belOw). F. reif: FundaMenTAls Of StatistIcal And Thermal phySicS.


 like many worlds or exces sive angst  over  He ise nb ergUP.Straight up QM forpeople who want to docalcu la t ions .  I ntrod uctoryg ra d u ate  l ev el.  M o st ly Sc hro dingereqn. Spininc lu ded, but onl y  i n an adjun ctto Schroding er.  Not m uc h e m phasi s o n thi ngs li k e Dira c eqn, et c. Eisber g  and Re s n ic k: Q uantum Physics of At o ms, Molecules,  Solid s, Nu c l ei,  an d Particle s,  2nde d., 198 5 .T h isi s a basic int ro. to QM,a ndit isex cel l ent fo r und er g rad s. It is no t th orough wi th the mathema t ics, bu t fill s i n a  lot of  t hein t uit i ve  st u ffthat mos tte xtboo ks d o n o t pr ese nt.David  Saxon: Eleme nta ry Q u ant um Me chani cs
Adecen t unde rgrad ua te (senior leve l) t ext. Beth e a nd  Ja ck iw: I n termed iat e Q uantumMechani c s P .W . A t ki ns: Quanta: A Hand bo o k  o f concep ts

Sh o rt  e n tries, a rr ang ed a l p habet ical l y,  emphasi s on s t uf frelevan tto qua nt umche mistr y . Co ncentr ates onthe i n tuition and no t  the mathemat i cs . Ja m es P eeb les: Quantu m Me c hani cs ( 1 99 3)Inter media te le v el, based on lectur es  given  by t he author atPrinceton. V e ry lucid  exp o si t ion of the sta ndard  materialw ith outs tandi ng selec tion of m o s tly orig ina l p rob lem s at  the end of e a c h ch ap ter.





Stati sti cal  Me cha ni cs and En tropy

D av id  C ha ndl er: I n troducti on  to  M ode rn St a tistic al Me chan ic s, 198 7

Chan d le r ' s bo ok  i s sh ort ,but a ltho u ghits dis cussionsare dres se dup as b eing about ph ys ics, you w il l g ain li t t le knowl edge of statistical mec h anics b y r eadin g it . R. Tolm an:  Prini cpl e s of S tatist icalMe cha n i cs. D o v er  Ki tt el & Kroem e r : S tatis ti calThermod ynamics

Not a bad boo k—but, that s aid , it h as  li t tl e  co mp e tit i o n, since good b ooks on st at i st ical mecha n ics  a re hard  to fin d. Ke i th Stow e: An int roduction  t o Th e r mod ynamics an d Statis tical Mec h anics ,  2 nd ed .,2007
St owe  haswritte n  an  exce llentbo ok tha t has  p lenty of  physics and some verygood e xplan ati ons. This  is wor thwhile t o bu y as yourent ryintothe subje ct.H is  ma t hemat icsi s sometim e sa l i t tl e short ofw h a t y ou mi ght like t o se e: for example, h e  has left a ve ry i m p ort ant calc ul ation to Appen dix  C , but turn sit into som ething o ve r ly co mplica ted th ere. St o w e' s  non-p ostu lat ory appro ach  t o  the su bj ec t  is fa r mo re  moder n andp hysi c a lly valid and me aning f u l tha n  Ca llen' soutdate d  exp eriment of  simply pos tulati ng e veryt hing (s ee  below ).F.  Reif: Fun d amentalsof St atistic al  and  Th ermalPhys i c s.


 like_many worlds_or excessive angst over_Heisenberg UP._Straight_up QM_for_people who want_to do calculations._Introductory graduate level. Mostly_Schrodinger eqn. Spin_included,_but only in an adjunct to Schrodinger. Not much emphasis on things like Dirac_eqn,_etc. Eisberg_and_Resnick:_Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules,_Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, 2nd_ed., 1985.

This_is a basic intro. to QM, and it_is_excellent for undergrads._It is not thorough with the mathematics, but fills_in a lot of the intuitive_stuff that most_textbooks_do_not present. David Saxon:_Elementary Quantum Mechanics

A decent undergraduate (senior_level) text. Bethe and Jackiw: Intermediate_Quantum Mechanics P.W.Atkins: Quanta: A Handbook of_concepts

Short entries, arranged alphabetically, emphasis on_stuff relevant to quantum chemistry._Concentrates on_the intuition and not the_mathematics. James Peebles:_Quantum Mechanics_(1993)

Intermediate level, based_on lectures given by the author_at Princeton. Very_lucid exposition of the standard material_with_outstanding selection of_mostly_original_problems at_the end of_each_chapter.







Statistical Mechanics_and_Entropy

David Chandler: Introduction to Modern Statistical_Mechanics,_1987

Chandler's book is short, but although its_discussions are dressed up_as_being about physics, you_will gain little knowledge of_statistical mechanics by reading it. R._Tolman: Prinicples_of Statistical_Mechanics. Dover Kittel & Kroemer: Statistical Thermodynamics

Not a bad book—but, that_said, it has little competition, since_good books on statistical_mechanics are_hard_to find. Keith_Stowe:_An introduction_to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, 2nd ed.,_2007

Stowe has_written an excellent book that has_plenty of physics and_some_very good explanations. This is worthwhile_to buy as your entry into_the subject. His mathematics is_sometimes_a_little short of what you_might like to see: for example,_he has left_a very important calculation to Appendix C,_but_turns it into something overly complicated_there._Stowe's non-postulatory approach to the subject_is_far_more modern and physically valid_and meaningful than Callen's outdated experiment_of simply postulating everything (see below). F. Reif: Fundamentals_of Statistical and_Thermal Physics.

