Introduction ............................................................................ 1
Part I: Getting Started with Quantum Physics ........................... 5
Chapter 1: The Basics of Quantum Physics: Introducing State Vectors ........................................ 7
Chapter 2: No Handcuffs Involved: Bound States in Energy Wells ............................................... 37
Chapter 3: Over and Over with Harmonic Oscillators ................................................................... 69
Part II: Round and Round with Angular Momentum and Spin .... 95
Chapter 4: Handling Angular Momentum in Quantum Physics .................................................... 97
Chapter 5: Spin Makes the Particle Go Round .............................................................................. 121
Part III: Quantum Physics in Three Dimensions ...................... 131
Chapter 6: Solving Problems in Three Dimensions: Cartesian Coordinates ............................. 133
Chapter 7: Going Circular in Three Dimensions: Spherical Coordinates .................................. 161
Chapter 8: Getting to Know Hydrogen Atoms ............................................................................... 183
Chapter 9: Corralling Many Particles Together ............................................................................ 207
Part IV: Acting on Impulse — Impacts in Quantum Physics ..... 227
Chapter 10: Pushing with Perturbation Theory ........................................................................... 229
Chapter 11: One Hits the Other: Scattering Theory ..................................................................... 245
Part V: The Part of Tens ....................................................... 267
Chapter 12: Ten Tips to Make Solving Quantum Physics Problems Easier .............................. 269
Chapter 13: Ten Famous Solved Quantum Physics Problems .................................................... 275
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Avoid Common Errors When Solving Problems .............................. 279
Index .................................................................................. 283