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The book takes an innovative approach to quantum mechanics by combining the essential elements of the theory with the practical applications: it is therefore both a textbook and a problem solving book in one self-contained volume. Carefully structured, the book starts with the experimental basis of quantum mechanics and then discusses its mathematical tools. Subsequent chapters cover the formal foundations of the subject, the exact solutions of the Schrödinger equation for one and three dimensional potentials, time-independent and time-dependent approximation methods and finally, the theory of scattering.

Contents: 1.Origins of Quantum Physics. 2.Mathematical Tools of Quantum Mechanics. 3.Postulates of Quantum Mechanics. 4.One-Dimensional Problems. 5.Angular Momentum. 6.Three-Dimensional Problems. 7.Rotations and Addition of Angular Momenta. 8.Identical Particles. 9.Approximation Methods for Stationary States. 10.Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory. A. The Delta Function. B. Angular Momentum in Spherical Coordinates. C. Computer Code for Solving the Schrödinger Equation. Index.