The previous 1996 2nd edition (ISBN 0-471-85737-8) is still useful, and there may be some second-hand copies available. A picture of the said author, and a list of corrections for the 2nd edition, with of course suitable disclaimers, can be found here.

Optional books include the following:
Quantum Mechanics Simulations (ISBN 0-471-54884-7), which I use for demonstrations and optional problems. This book is now out of print, but if you have a copy, and the related CD, it can be useful.

Introductory Quantum Mechanics, 3rd Edition by Richard L. Liboff, a 1998 book published by Addison-Wesley (ISBN 0-201-87879). The 4th edition (2003) has removed some errors and added the topic of quantum computation.

Applied Quantum Mechanics by A.J.F. Levi, a 2003 book published by Cambridge (ISBN 0-521-52086X, paperback), which also contains a CD of MatLab programs. You should also tell me which book(s) you used as an undergraduate, because I aim to build on what you already know in this general area.

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. Griffiths, a 1995 book published by Prentice-Hall (ISBN 0-13-124405-1), is one such undergraduate book, which many physicists have studied and enjoyed. But students from backgrounds other than physics may find it quite hard. For those students I would advise them to read and discuss the teaching philosophy advanced in the preface; I suspect you will either like it or not fairly strongly, as indeed may be the case with the other books. It is definitely worth consulting more than one book.

The books listed above have been ordered by the bookshop. I would advise you also to have access to a quantum physics, chemistry or whatever book which is nearer to your subject interest. That way, we can cater for individual needs to an extent as the course proceeds. Students with an EEE background should consider Levi's book, or Liboff's new edition described above. Students with a chemistry background may wish to have access to Molecular Quantum Mechanics, 3rd Edition by P.W. Atkins and R.S. Friedman, a 1997 book published by Oxford in both hardback (ISBN 0-19-855948) and paperback (ISBN 0-19-855947X) editions; the 4th edition (2003) is now available.

There are several other new books available, including Elements of Quantum Mechanics by M.D. Fayer (Oxford, 2001, ISBN 0-19-5141954) which goes rather more speedily through the same material with fewer illustrations and less historical background; this book looks very clear at a first read, and may be of interest for students who have physics/ chemistry interests and who don't like the main course text that much. Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications by N. Zettili (John Wiley, 2001, ISBN 0-471-48944-1) is a substantial book, with many worked examples: but don't cheat, by writing his solutions out without understanding them! Another recent book is An Introduction to Quantum Theory by F.S. Levin (Cambridge, 2002, ISBN 0-521-59841-9). This is on the mathematical end of the spectrum, but it was used by Dr Comfort as a source of extra material in PHY 571 a few years ago, and could also be used as supplementary reading for Dr Schmidt's PHY 576-577 courses. These books have not been ordered via the bookshop for this course.