
A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics, second edition
$344.94
- Hardcover
592 pages
- Release Date
19 July 2012
Summary
Using an innovative approach that students find both accessible and exciting, A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition lays out the foundations of quantum mechanics through the physics of intrinsic spin.
Written to serve as the primary textbook for an upper-division course in quantum mechanics, Townsend’s text gives professors and students a refreshing alternative to the old style of teaching, by allowing the basic physics of spin systems to drive the i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781891389788 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1891389785 |
| Author: | John S. Townsend |
| Publisher: | University Science Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | University Science Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 19 July 2012 |
| Weight: | 1.27kg |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 197mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
‘With this second edition, Townsend has succeeded in making a clear and pedagogical textbook on undergraduate quantum mechanics even better.’ - Charles Gale, McGill University, Canada ‘The second edition of Townsend’s book has added some very nice new features. New sections on contemporary topics and newly added worked examples have further increased my satisfaction with the book.’ - Randall Feenstra, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
About The Author
John S. Townsend
JOHN S. TOWNSEND, Susan and Bruce Worster Professor of Physics at Harvey Mudd College, the science and engineering college of the Claremont Colleges, USA. He received his BS from Duke University, his PhD from Johns Hopkins University, USA, and was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow. He has been a visiting professor at Caltech, the University of Southampton in England, Duke University and Swarthmore College, and he was a Science Fellow at the Center for International Security and Arms Control at Stanford University, USA. Townsend is also the author of Quantum Physics: A Fundamental Approach to Modern Physics.
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