Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-659) and index.
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Introductory: why quantum physics? -- Into the microworld: duality and the double slit -- First postulates: the state function and its interpretation -- An illustrative interlude: wave packets in one dimension -- Observables in quantum physics: a pragmatist's approach -- A quantum equation of motion: the Schrodinger equation at last -- Simplifying matters: the time-independent Schrodinger equation -- States of a particle in one dimension I: mainly piecewise-constant potentials -- States of a particle in one dimension II: mainly continuous potentials -- Operators in quantum mechanics I: the importance of being Hermitian -- Operators in quantum mechanics II: to commute or not to commute -- Eigenfunction expansions: how to solve any problem in quantum mechanics -- Altered states: the great measurement mystery.