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Hi
I want to learn basics of Quantum Mechanics as soon as possible. I am working with software analyzing NMR spectra and doing pretty well just memorizing formulas and equations but not happy with mechanistic explanations of spins and stuff. Also I always wanted to understand complex numbers. I am an statistician and in the future would like to study and use random variables analysis. I think QM could be very helpful.
So please suggest some not so wordy and insightful book or resource.

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>>8246476
"Introduction to quantum mechanics" by Griffiths is a pretty easy read. Not as rigorous as a university textbook, but better than some popsci drivel

>> No.8246552

>>8246526
>Not as rigorous as a university textbook
>It was on of the suggested book in my uni alongside Sakurai and another.
Fuck

>> No.8246557

>>8246526
Thank you anon
Found it, and reviews are pretty nice.

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>>8246526
I would say that Griffiths is an excellent introductory text at the undergraduate level, but it is definitely lacking the at the graduate level.

I think Griffiths wrote a very clean and concise book. I found it tremendously enjoyable to read. So much so my copy fell apart.

However, it does give a myopic view when you are ready to do more advanced topics. Then again, learning PDEs is good at this level. Leave the complex exponentials raised to matrix powers out of it the first time you attack it.