Reddit reviews Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics
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Chandler's Intro to Statistical Physics serves well as a first text in that subject. I found it easier to follow than other texts at that level.
UCSD provides an excellent, free ebook for their quantum courses.
It entirely depends on what you want to do. Everyone here so far is suggesting QM techniques, I use molecular dynamics for free energy simulations and algorithm development. If you are looking to use classical mechanics, i would suggest this and this.
Also a good understanding of Statistical Mechanics is a must, so check out this (google it). If you are looking for a free MD engine GROMACS and NAMD are free and would suggest on NAMD over GROMACS because the code seems to cut a lot of corners, but I use neither.
If this is more along the lines of what you are looking to do, feel free to pm me.
Ken Dill has the easiest to follow stat mech book I have encountered. McQuarrie has lots of good problems to work through. David Chandler is the shortest, and simultaneously most brilliant and difficult work on the subject I have read. His brief review of thermodynamics in the first couple chapters is fantastic if you only have a day or two to get back on the horse.
also Chandler and Hill which are pretty cheap
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