Contents at a Glance
Part I: Small World, Huh? Essential Quantum Physics
Chapter 1: Discoveries and Essential Quantum Physics
Chapter 2: Entering the Matrix: Welcome to State Vectors
Part II: Bound and Undetermined: Handling Particles in Bound States
Chapter 3: Getting Stuck in Energy Wells
Chapter 4: Back and Forth with Harmonic Oscillators
Part III: Turning to Angular Momentum and Spin
Chapter 5: Working with Angular Momentum on the Quantum Level
Chapter 6: Getting Dizzy with Spin
Part IV: Multiple Dimensions: Going 3D with Quantum Physics
Chapter 7: Rectangular Coordinates: Solving Problems in Three Dimensions
Chapter 8: Solving Problems in Three Dimensions: Spherical Coordinates
Chapter 9: Understanding Hydrogen Atoms
Chapter 10: Handling Many Identical Particles
Part V: Group Dynamics: Introducing Multiple Particles
Chapter 11: Giving Systems a Push: Perturbation Theory
Chapter 12: Wham-Blam! Scattering Theory
Chapter 13: Ten Quantum Physics Tutorials
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