If you need a book that relates the core principles of quantum mechanics to modern applications in engineering physics & nanotechnology this is it Students will appreciate the book's applied emphasis which illustrates theoretical concepts with examples of nanostructured materials optics & semiconductor devices The many worked examples & more than 160 homework problems help students to problem solve & to practise applications of theory Without assuming a prior knowledge of high-level physics or classical mechanics the text introduces Schroedinger's equation operators & approximation methods Systems including the hydrogen atom & crystalline materials are analyzed in detail More advanced subjects such as density matrices quantum optics & quantum information are also covered Practical applications & algorithms for the computational analysis of simple structures make this an ideal introduction to quantum mechanics for students of engineering physics nanotechnology & other disciplines Additional resources available from wwwcambridgeorg 9780521897839