Learning Quantum Mechanics doesn’t have to be hard

What if there was a way to learn Quantum Mechanics without all the usual fluff and mystification? What if there was a book that allowed you to see the whole picture and not just tiny parts of it?

Thoughts like this are the reason that No-Nonsense Quantum Mechanics, the most student-friendly Quantum Mechanics textbook, now exists.

PS: Right now you can get the ebook for $15 by using the discount code “corona” on the checkout page at Gumroad.

Finally understand what Quantum Mechanics is really all about.

A solid understanding of Quantum Mechanics is essential for anyone interested in how our world works. With this book, you will become familiar with all the fundamental features of the quantum world, learn how the quantum framework works in practice, and you will understand all the ideas competent quantum physicists regularly use.

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What will you learn from this book?

Get to know the fundamental quantum features — grasp how differently nature works at the level of elementary particles.

Learn how to describe Quantum Mechanics mathematically — understand the origin and meaning of the most important quantum equations: the Schrödinger equation + the canonical commutation relations.

Master the most important quantum systems — read step-by-step calculations and understand the general algorithm we use to describe them.

Get an understanding you can be proud of — learn why there are alternative frameworks to describe Quantum Mechanics and how they are connected to the standard wave description.

What’s inside?

  • A complete bird’s-eye overview of the most important features of Quantum Mechanics
  • Extensive sections on the most useful tricks and methods used in Quantum Mechanics
  • A thorough derivation of all fundamental aspects of the quantum framework
  • Chapters on the key ideas behind alternative formulations and possible interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
  • 20+ book recommendations that allow you easily to dive deeper, depending on your specialized interests
  • Appendices that summarize essential mathematical concepts such as the Taylor expansion, Fourier transform, and delta distribution.
  • and more…

Who should read this book?

Students of Physics
  • Finally, understand what your professor is talking about.
  • Get a broad understanding that goes far beyond what 80% of all students will ever know.
  • Learn and practice skills that you need to master Quantum Field Theory.

Interested "Outsiders"

  • Grasp why physicists are so fascinated by Quantum Mechanics and how nature really works at the fundamental level.
  • Develop an understanding far beyond the standard popular science discussions.
  • Learn general methods and tricks that can be used to develop models.
  • No-Nonsense Quantum Mechanics is ideal for busy people since it focusses solely on what's really important and cuts out all the fluff and overcomplication.
Lecturers
  • Get inspiration for your lectures.
  • Read extensive discussions about various aspects of Quantum Mechanics which are not included in the standard books.

How does this book help you?

Dozens of illustrations help you understand Quantum Mechanics more effectively.

No-Nonsense Quantum Mechanics is the most student-friendly book on Quantum Mechanics ever written.

Here’s why.

First of all, the book is nothing like a formal university lecture.  Instead, it’s like a casual conservation with a more experienced student. This also means that nothing is assumed to be “obvious” or “easy to see”.

Fully annotated equations allow you to follow the steps in any calculation immediately. No more re-reading or endless searching for equations.

Each chapter, each section, and each page focusses solely on the goal of helping you understand. Nothing is introduced without a proper explanation why it is worth thinking about and it is always clear where each equation comes from.

The book contains no fluff since unnecessary content quickly leads to confusion. Instead, it ruthlessly focusses on the fundamentals and makes sure you understand them in detail.

Hundreds of sidenotes remind you of the most important facts whenever they are needed.

The primary focus on readers’ needs is also visible in dozens of small features that you won’t find in any other textbook.

  • In total, the book contains more than 100 illustrations that help you understand the most important concepts visually.
  • In each chapter, you’ll find fully annotated equations and calculations are done carefully step-by-step. This makes it much easier to understand what’s going on in.

Key ideas and equations are highlighted such that it’s always immediately clear what’s really important.

  • Whenever a concept is mentioned again after its initial introduction, it is accompanied by a short side-note reminding you where you read it before and often repeating important details.
  • Summaries at the beginning of each chapter make sure you never get lost.

About the author

 

Hey! My name is Jakob and I’m a theoretical physicist based in Karlsruhe, Germany. My passion is finding the simplest possible explanations for seemingly complex topics and one of my favorite mantras is: “any scientist who can’t explain to an eight-year-old what he is doing is a charlatan.”

This is the common theme in all my projects.

Reach me on Twitter or by email.

Praise for Jakob Schwichtenberg’s Books

 

The problem is that we are not actually taught this stuff and so we just kind of perform the drunkard’s walk on the path to understanding the material. But your text has already been tremendously insightful and I am only on page 52!

Nicholas Valverde

I am a student in the elite master course in theoretical and mathematical physics at LMU and I recently started to study your book. Needless to say, it is a masterpiece. I fully agree with everything you wrote in it. This is exactly the book a physics student needs.

Federico Roccati

This is a quite wonderful text in the sense that it is very down to Earth and doesn't assume you are a genius who can fill in the details from the sky [...]  I'm glad I spent the money on this book, it contains a lot of important physical insights as to why the mathematics work the way it does. Not every physics author does this, nor for mathematicians either.

Marcus Quinn Rodriguez Tenes

Really helped me understand what was going on in my undergraduate degree.

Naim Hussain

First let me tell you that I liked your book a lot . It is the best introduction to physics I have read in a long time .

Rudy Blyweert

I really love this book, since I at last have found a lucid text that I can read on the train, sitting in a park etc.

G. Ullman

Undergraduates, today and in the future, are so lucky to have this book. It’s the book I wish I had as an undergraduate, it would have saved a lot of time and misplaced effort. Future undergraduates will not have to experience the frustration of trawling through various dense texts, on topics within this new book, but were written for a much more advanced reader.

toonsoldier

I must say that you have done the current and future generations of undergraduates, as well as interested self-studying amateurs such as myself, a tremendous service by applying the logical structure and clarity of your writing to this often difficult topic.
Indeed, I wish this book had been available many years ago when I was an undergraduate, it would have alleviated years of confusion.

Paul Wakefield

This is the book I’ve been looking for all these years – a clear, concise, well-written summary, from an introductory level, of advanced (for me, at least) physics topics [...]

As a retirement project, I’ve been determined to self-teach and update myself on the Physics topics I missed starting 50 years ago when, being bored with the books and courses as taught at the time, I dropped Physics for other pursuits.
However, I’ve never lost my interest and your book is clarifying and helping greatly to rekindle my efforts to complete this item on my bucket list.  If only I’d had you as a teacher years ago!

Dave Pendleton

This is a fantastic book that deserves the widest possible audience. [...]  So I am finally gaining a deep understanding on the character of physical law; this approach has profound explanatory power. If you have ever wondered why nature is the way it is and not some other, this book can give you new tools to approaching an answer. Overall, a very fine, deep physics book.

Jandro Kirkish

Well done! Easy to follow as a self-study text, and one that I would recommend to any undergraduate or older graduate.

James Gort

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FAQ

 

What if I want to buy the eBook and the paperback version? Do I get a discount?

You can buy both versions on Amazon. And, yes, you will get a discount.

Are the derivations in this book mathematically rigorous?

No. If you’re interested in mathematical rigour, there are much better Quantum Mechanics books available. Try, for example, “Quantum Theory for Mathematicians” by Brian Hall, “Quantum Theory, Groups and Representations” by Peter Woit or “An Introduction to the Mathematical Structure of Quantum Mechanics” by Franco Strocchi.

Do you offer a revolutionary new interpretation of Quantum Mechanics?

No. This book contains neither crackpot interpretations nor content that might earn me a Nobel prize. No-Nonsense Quantum Mechanics is a book about well-established topics, and the main focus is to present these topics in the most student-friendly way. However, there are several sections on topics that other beginner textbooks don’t mention, even though they are well-established among experts. And I believe students can get much deeper insights by finding out about them at an earlier stage.

I’m a non-native speaker. Will it be hard for me to understand your book?
No. The book is written in simple language, and each technical term is carefully explained.

I have a question. How can I contact you?
Please contact me via email: mail [at] jakobschwichtenberg.com