An idiot dealing with quantum theory.

[Av Demeisen]

All that extra mass,
osmosed through the glass,
wicked itself off,
and went on its merry way,
to where-ever it goes when hiding.

A science nerd with the heart of a poet.

 

[Foxbat]

I did QM as an option when I did my Physics degree, and slightly regretted it. :/ Confusing.

Interesting. After reading some of your work, if anybody had asked me to guess, I'd have said either a biology or pyschology degree. But maybe that says more about me than you

 

[Stephen Palmer]

Well, I do read a lot of biology and psychology books...

 

[Foxbat]

Not too far out then

 

[RJM Corbet]

Any opinions on Leonard Susskind's Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum? I'm quite enjoying it. Seems well structured.
@Foxbat Have you been reading books with or without math?

I learned about Leonard Susskind's book(s) in Philip Ball's excellent Beyond Weird. A quote from Ball: "Suskind has organized the material so as to tell you what you need to know in the order that you need to know it, in distinction from the common practice of introducing topics and concepts in more or less chronological order." The book series is based on the free online video course also called The Theoretical Minimum.

Personally, I think his approach is wonderfull, introducing the general reader to the actual equations in a very clear way that is not intimidating, countering the impulse of people to simply philosophize and let their imagination run riot.

I think Susskind is very good at explaining quantum stuff to not very mathematical people like myself. I haven't read any of his books but I really like his You Tube talks. I watched this one last night. There are several other talks by him: