Product Description
This book first teaches learners how to do quantum mechanics, and then provides them with a more insightful discussion of what it means. Fundamental principles are covered, quantum theory presented, and special techniques developed for attacking realistic problems. The book's two-part coverage organizes topics under basic theory, and assembles an arsenal of approximation schemes with illustrative applications.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 105 reviews)

Very Good by Sihui Pan

5 Stars
October 26, 2009
I really like the way Griffith explains Quantum. Contents are well organized and make sense all the way through. My professor likes to use Gasiorowicz, but that book doesn't make much sense to me. So I supplemented it with Griffith and found it explains very well.

required by Fizzix (Flagstaff, AZ USA)

5 Stars
September 13, 2009
This book is required for my quantum mechanics class. It's a good book but I recommend a supplementary book. Libof or something of the sort to help..

Explains QM by LivingDog

4 Stars
July 09, 2009
In my opinion D.J. Griffiths' text is the only text to explain that there is no time operator. This, as well as other sections, were also better explained than any other textbook on QM that I have attempted to read. If I ever teach a QM course this will be the text. (I have an MS in physics.)

Great Introductory Text by Todd C.

4 Stars
April 14, 2009
I used this book as an undergraduate and I found it to be a great introduction to the field of quantum mechanics. I took the class as a chemist with a strong math but weak physics background and found it easy to read and understand. I agree that it is not for those looking for an in depth treatment of the subject however it is excellent for a first encounter with and introduction to quantum. In my graduate studies of physical chemistry I found myself constantly re-reading some of it's chapters to get the basics down before moving on to the more advanced treatments in other texts. My only problem was with the book itself as the binding wore out and now the spine is detached from the book so the pages are constantly threatening to fall out of the cover.

Does NOT teach you how to do Quantum Mechanics by Matthew Bratkowski (Ithaca, NY USA)

2 Stars
March 24, 2009
This book was required for an introductory course in physical chemistry that I took. In general, I'd say that this book far from ideal for such as chemistry course and may be better for physics course. Overall though, it was somewhat helpful to learn some key points about quantum mechanics. My main complaint stems from the purpose of the book stated by the author. In his introduction, David Griffiths claims that this textbook teaches students "how to do" quantum mechanics. In reality, this couldn't be any further from the truth. Relatively few practice problems are available in the book and the ones that are present are very difficult to do without the use of a program such as Mathematica. The book works out some easier problems for students, but then abandoms them for much more difficult ones. Worse yet, there is no solution manuel that students can buy; it is only available to instructors. Given these issues, I don't see how Griffiths can honestly claim that he is teaching students to do quantum mechanics. There is no unique pediology found here--Quantum Mechanics is just as dense as many other advanced textbooks. At least it has an amusing picture of Schreodinger's cat on it.

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