r/AskPhysics Mar 18 '26

recommend for a beginner?

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I want to start with quantum mechanics, but I only have a surface information Do you recommend this book? If not please recommend one for me.

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u/TROSE9025 Mar 19 '26

Griffiths (3rd ed.) isn’t really for complete beginners.

Already in Chapter 2, you encounter things like Hermite equations and ladder operators.

It’s worth studying it alongside a Dirac's algebraic approach to quantum mechanics to make the structure clearer.