Hey sci, I'm looking for some advice... I'm struggling

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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:25:46 Post No. 8518985 [Report]

Hey sci, I'm looking for some advice...

I'm struggling immensely with Quantum Mechanics (I took two semesters undergrad and am now finishing up a semester of graduate QM) and I need to understand this stuff. I just feel so stupid and way behind my peers. I want to get better but I think I'm flawed at the fundamentals. Any advice or tips to self study over the upcoming break?

TL;DR: I'm retarded when it comes to QM, how do I un-retard myself (is it possible)

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:34:04 Post No.8518992
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:34:04 Post No.8518992 [Report]

>>8518985
Are you struggling with concepts or linear algebra?

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:42:25 Post No.8518994
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:42:25 Post No.8518994 [Report]

>>8518985

Only the obvious one. Study. A lot.

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:43:42 Post No.8518995
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:43:42 Post No.8518995 [Report]

>>8518994
>>8518985

Also if you're taking a career in physics brace yourself for a lifetime of trying to "un-retard" yourself. Always feeling like you should know more.

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:45:15 Post No.8518996
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:45:15 Post No.8518996 [Report]

>>8518992
I think there are some areas in linear algebra where I struggle but perhaps it is more so the jargon of QM itself. Some of those things might be representations of a group, spinors, tensor products. I just feel so under-prepared for this class and it doesn't help that everyone else seems to have a much better grasp on things than me. Every class just makes my day feel bad

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:48:38 Post No.8518998
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:48:38 Post No.8518998 [Report]

>>8518994
Fair enough and absolutely true. Guess I should just try working through a lot of problems and lots of reading
>>8518995
Thanks that actually helps me feel a bit more at ease. Like, maybe I'm not immensely stupid, just a little less stupid but in a maybe-okay way

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:49:14 Post No.8518999
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:49:14 Post No.8518999 [Report]

>>8518996

Check Sakurai and Griffiths quantum books if you haven't already. They break things down pretty nicely for people who are having trouble understanding the concepts. And I think they cover the basics of everything from intro to moderately in-depth stuff.

Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:59:38 Post No.8519012
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 07:59:38 Post No.8519012 [Report]

>>8518985
>help with physics
Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods by Peres
Quantum Theory by David Bohm
Quantum Processes, Systems, & Information by Schumacher and Westmoreland

>help with math
Linear Algebra by Shilov
Elementary Real and Complex Analysis by Shilov
Introductory Functional Analysis with Applications by Kreyszig
Mathematical Physics: A Modern Introduction to Its Foundations by Hassani
A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics: Groups, Hilbert Space and Differential Geometry by Szekeres

Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:01:08 Post No.8519014
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:01:08 Post No.8519014 [Report]

>>8518999
>>8519012
Thanks fellas, I really appreciate it!
I'm going to write these down

Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:02:49 Post No.8519019
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Anonymous 2016-12-06 08:02:49 Post No.8519019 [Report]

The theoretical minimum. Google.

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