A complete overview of quantum mechanics, covering essential concepts and results, theoretical foundations, and applications. This undergraduate textbook offers a comprehensive overview of quantum mechanics, beginning with essential concepts and results, proceeding through the theoretical foundations that provide the field’s conceptual framework, and concluding with the tools and applications students will need for advanced studies and for research. Drawn from lectures created for MIT undergraduates and for the popular MITx online course, “Mastering Quantum Mechanics,” the text presents the material in a modern and approachable manner while still including the traditional topics necessary for a well-rounded understanding of the subject. As the book progresses, the treatment gradually increases in difficulty, matching students’ increasingly sophisticated understanding of the material. • Part 1 covers states and probability amplitudes, the Schrödinger equation, energy eigenstates of particles in potentials, the hydrogen atom, and spin one-half particles • Part 2 covers mathematical tools, the pictures of quantum mechanics and the axioms of quantum mechanics, entanglement and tensor products, angular momentum, and identical particles. • Part 3 introduces tools and techniques that help students master the theoretical concepts with a focus on approximation methods. • 236 exercises and 286 end-of-chapter problems • 248 figures

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This book deals with the management of calculations in linear and nonlinear mechanics. Particular attention is given to error estimators and indicators for structural analysis. The accent is on the concept of error in constitutive relation. An important part of the work is also devoted to the utilization of the error estimators involved in a calculation, beginning with the parameters related to the mesh. Many of the topics are taken from the most recent research by the authors: local error estimators, extention of the concept of error in constitutive relation to nonlinear evolution problems and dynamic problems, adaptive improvement of calculations in nonlinear mechanics. This work is intended for all those interested in mechanics: students, researchers and engineers concerned with the construction of models as well as their simulation for industrial purposes.

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For introductory mechanical engineering courses using MATLAB. This hands-on approach provides a unique and practical introduction to MATLAB by going beyond simple explanations of commands and demonstrating how to actually program. It is intended to serve two purposes. The first is to present a new toolbox for the most common statics and strength of materials problems. The second is to show, by example, how to create function files to solve generic problems. These function files expand the usability of MATLAB into new areas of study.

Mastering Mechanics 1 is a revision guide published by The Maths Clinic to provide a coherent and structured revision programme for A Level students. The focus of the guide is on the 'Key Points' or the fundamentals related to each topic and their application in solving problems. By following the study plan set out in the guide the student is able to achieve the following:* Master the underlying principles and formulae associated with each topic;* Learn to apply the key points to solve problems; * Validate subject knowledge with self-tests; * Tackle complex questions with ease; The guide is designed to take students beyond the basics and transform them into star performers at the examination. Besides being a revision tool, the guide complements regular school lessons and is designed to help all students, regardless of their level of proficiency in Mathematics, achieve top grades.